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Geological Museum of Huangshan opens

Visitors watch a display at the Geological Museum of Huangshan, in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. The museum was opened here recently, to introduce the geological and biological knowledges involved with Huangshan Mountain.(Xinhua/Shi Guangde)

Chandrayaan M3 Instrument Confirms Iron-Bearing Minerals On the Moon

William Robinson writes with news that the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), an instrument developed by NASA and sent aboard India's Chandrayaan-1, has confirmed the presence of iron-bearing minerals on the moon. This marks the beginning of an extensive examination of the composition of the lunar surface. "Isro officials said M3 would help in characterising and mapping lunar minerals to ultimately understand the moon's early geological evolution. 'The compositional map that will come out of M3 will have fantastic data on geological formation of the moon,' the official said. Researchers said the relative abundance of magnesium and iron in lunar rocks could help confirm whether the moon was covered by a molten, magma ocean early on in its history. Iron and magnesium will also indicate melting of the moon, if it happened and how it formed later.

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NASA's Mars Rovers Still Making Tracks

Talk about getting your money's worth. Five years ago today, NASA's roving geological robot called Spirit landed safely on the planet Mars. It was designed to last 90 days. Five years later, Spirit is still going.

Revving Up for the Year of Science

The year 2009 has been designated the Year of Science (www.yearofscience2009.org). The Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) and AIBS, together with the Geological Society of America, the National Science Teachers Association, and the University of California Museum of Paleontology (home of the new Understanding Science Web site; see p. 91)—are fully engaged in the effort to attain the goal of the Year of Science: to empower Americans "to appreciate the pragmatic outcomes of science, to distinguish science from non-science, and to participate in social discourse that provides insight into the nature of science" (COPUS, www.copusproject.org/rationale.php).

'Earthly organisms developed in two sets'

Washington - Life on Earth went from single microscopic cells to blue whales and giant sequoias in 3,5-billion years in two distinct bursts tied to the planet's geological evolution, according to a study published on Monday.

Microsoft Launches iPhone App

Microsoft has launched Seadragon Mobile for Apple, Inc.'s iPhone before the app is available for Microsoft's own Windows Mobile. The free screen-management Seadragon Mobile comes with bookmarks to the U.S. Geological Survey and the Library of Congress. An analyst said Microsoft will exploit platforms to its own end.

Looking Forward To A Year of Science

2009 marks 150 years since the publication of Darwin's On The Origin of Species, and the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first use of a telescope to study the skies. M. Lee Allison, the state geologist of Arizona and director of the Arizona Geological Survey, is an organizer of a "Year of Science 2009," a celebration of scientific methods and discoveries.

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