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Phil Stooke

3 more sites from the same study, and one from ESA. Maps A and B show Olympus Mons: the plains and the scarp around the mountain are sampled. Maps C and D at Lucus Planum show a site where plains, highlands, a channel and the 'planum' (plateau) itself can be sampled. Map E is in the great canyon system, Valles Marineris, with two landing sites but no rover routes. The last pair of maps are from Agustin Chicarro of ESA: a rover would sample crater ejecta.

Four sites on Mars are mapped here, all sample return sites. In the top row are 2 maps, context and detail, showing Olympus Mons: the plains and the scarp around the mountain are sampled by a rover. Below that, 2 maps of an area at Lucus Planum show a site where plains, highlands, a channel and the 'planum' (plateau) (maybe part of a large belt of pyroclastic deposits) can be sampled. A single map below them shows an area in the great canyon system, Valles Marineris, with two landing sites but no rover routes. The last pair of maps are from Agustin Chicarro of ESA: a rover would land in plains and sample crater ejecta and a linear ridge.
#maps#mars#marssamplereturn
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

The Map Room: Unauthorized Waffle House Index Disaster Maps Taken Down. “The Waffle House Index is an informal metric used to assess the severity of a storm in the U.S. South, because Waffle House restaurants don’t close unless Things Are Very Bad. But when Jack LaFond scraped Waffle House’s website to build a map tracking restaurant closures last fall, he got a cease-and-desist from […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/31/the-map-room-unauthorized-waffle-house-index-disaster-maps-taken-down/

#copyright#intellectualproperty#law
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Helen Czerski

I'm genuinely SO excited about the new ocean map that will be at the heart of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich when this hall reopens on June 7th. It's an unusual ocean-focussed map with so much detail, and it's just brilliant. 🌊🌊 Below is a video sneak peak.

rmg.co.uk/stories/ocean/turnin

And if you're anywhere near Greenwich, do bring your family to the excellent (and free) World Ocean Day event on June 7th - there will be loads to see and do.

rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-ma

#Ocean#maps#Greenwich
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Phil Stooke

Let's look at some of these sample return sites. These are from the USGS studies. They made geological maps of several sites and showed how a rover could sample multiple rock types at each site. The top map includes plains and channel deposits at south Amazonis. The middle map shows highlands and possible pyroclastic deposits at Eumenides Dorsum. The bottom map covers channel deposits and plateau materials in Kasei Valles.
#maps #mars #marssamplereturn

Six maps show 3 sites for sample return mapped by the US Geological Survey. Each site has a context map and a closeup with a rover traverse plan. The rovers would sample several rock types at each site. Top: plains and channel deposits at south Amazonis. Middle: highlands and possible pyroclastic deposits at Eumenides Dorsum. Bottom: channel deposits and plateau materials in Kasei Valles.
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