Star Talks: Rise of the USGS in Planetary Exploration

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Science & Nature

Age Group:

Adults
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Learn about past, current, and future activities of the USGS Astrogeology Science center in relation to the exploration of our Solar System.  The USGS Astrogeology Science Center, conducts innovative, fundamental research that advances the fields of planetary spatial data infrastructure, geoscience, and remote sensing. The talk will include a discussion of the Astronaut training program and involvement in planetary spacecraft missions.   Dr. Justin Haggerty is the Director at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center, in Flagstaff. Star Talks are in partnership with ​Prescott Astronomy Club and presented with funding from the Friends of the Prescott Public Library.