01 October, 2016
October 2016
The October issue of the Explorer is now available online.
It’s our annual Geophysical Review and it includes some highlights from this month’s annual meeting of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists; a look at how the Mars Curiosity rover utilizes geochemistry to explore the Red Planet’s potential for habitability; an article about a brand new, cost-effective gravity meter; and articles about recent advances in microseismic analysis and imaging data.
Also included are an update of AAPG’s transition to Special and Technical Interest Groups (SIGS and TIGS), a massive oil discovery in the Permian Basin, a celebration of the past 75 years of the Distinguished Lecture Program, and an update on Oklahoma earthquakes.
In addition, the issue will contain all of the regular columns and features.
NASA Arctic Research Base, Canada
Gale Crater, Mars
Mars Desert Research Station, Utah
The Mars Curiosity rover recently drilled into target rock called “Buckskin” on lower Mount Sharp. Onboard analysis of the rock inside the rover’s CheMin instrument revealed that the rock contains a mineral called tridymite. It was the first detection of the mineral on the planet. The discovery
of the mineral suggests the planet may have had explosive volcanoes at one time. Photo courtesy of NASA.
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