Fieldwork and Research Scenes

Photographs capturing scientists in the field, conducting geology, biology, and environmental research, highlighting hands-on exploration and data collection.

Geologist doing mining exploration fieldwork with GPS, Hudson Bay Mountain, Smithers, British Columbia

S70-34421 (April 1970) --- Prime crew men and backup crew men, of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission, look over an area near the site of a volcanic eruption on Dec. 30, 1969. Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr. (leaning with left hand on ground) and Edgar D. Mitchell (behind Shepard, wearing dark glasses) are the prime crew men scheduled to walk on the moon. Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan (almost obscured at extreme left) and Joe H. Engle (partially visible, on Cernan's right) are backup crew commander and lunar module pilot, respectively, for the mission. Others in the photograph are Pat Crosland (in hard hat), a geologist and a park ranger in Hawaii Volcanoes State Park; Michael C. McEwen (facing Mitchell) of the Geology Branch, Lunar and Earth Sciences Division, Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC); and astronaut Bruce McCandless II, who made the trip to serve as a spacecraft communicator during simulations of extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface.

checking for elvers

A88473 U12G GAUGE INCLUSION TEST SHOT DAY CARL SMITH (PROJECT ENGINEER) APR 18 88 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 4/18/1988 CAMERAS; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; GAUGE INCLUSION TEST; HARD HATS; HARD-HATS; HILLS; INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; MALE; MEN; MEN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; ROCKS (MISCELLANEOUS); SHOT DAY; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WIRE & CABLES; U12G GAUGE INCLUSION TEST historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Geologist doing mining exploration fieldwork with GPS, Hudson Bay Mountain, Smithers, British Columbia

Hydrobiologist collecting water samples from France

jsc2019e054955 (09-16-19) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Bob Hines during geology training in Arizona.

Fish and Wildlife Service biologist collects avocet eggs from the nest for selenium analysis. Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Biologists (USFWS);Pollutants. Collection: Environmental Sciences.. 1998 - 2011.

Archaeologist excavating pottery

RSPB scientist studying aquatic invertebrate adundance as part of Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) research, Forsinard Flows RSPB reserve, Flow Country, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, June 2011. Model released

Dr Alex Ritchie, Australian Museum working on stromatolites Bitter Springs, East MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia

Granada, Colorado, The University of Denver Archaeology Field School at the World War 2 Amache Japanese internment camp. Camp survivors and descendants joined students in researching the camp's history. More than 7,000 Japanese and Japanese-Americans were held at the site, one of 10 internment camps in the American west.

Scientist collecting sediment core

Tags are organized and their identification numbers are recorded. Biologists use this tracking information to see if the hatchery fish that are spawning here are affecting the survival and productivity of the wild fish. Subjects: Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Biologists (USFWS); Employees (USFWS); Work of the Service; Tagging; Threatened species; Monitoring; uniforms; service patch. Location: Oregon. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: EAGLE CREEK NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY.

Luc Ebbo, paleontologist. Injection of infiltrating resin into the fiber of the fossil bones in order to harden them before extraction. Ebbo collection

Soil Test. Female agronomist taking notes in the field. Environmental protection, organic soil certification, research

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Training. Recovery teams participate in field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASAs OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and will return to Earth on September 24th, landing under parachute at the Utah Test and Training Range.

Travel guide demonstrating magnetic sand, magnetite, Namib Naukluft National Park, part of the Namibian Skeleton Coast National Park, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

Spaceward Bound event in the Mojave Deser , CA (an outreach exercise) with Dr Chris McKay and Ames Education department personnel Brian Day, Barbara Bazar and a accompaning (learning for the the classroom) team of teachers will be studying side-by-side with NASA scientists who search for life in extreme environments, closely approximating what they expect to find on other planets. Why the Mojave -- an inhospitable, sun-drenched spot in the California Desert This natural setting presents scientists with opportunities to study environments that are analogous to what explorers will find on the Moon and Mars. Teachers and scientists will perform scientific fieldwork in lunar geology, Mars astrobiology, Mars geology, and issues of temperature and solar inundation and radiation. for additional information and Outreach projects see http //quest.arc.nasa.gov/

jsc2018e060201 (06/19/2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Zena Cardman during earth and planetary science training in Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Upper Gorge Area near Questa, N.M.

Electronic Image Only (no slide/print available); WOE205; Birds Flu; Avian Influenza; H5N1 Virus; Pandemic Flu; Biologist; Tyrone Donnelly. Descriptive Note: The Interagency Strategic Plan for monitoring of wild birds, which expands and intensifies their program in 2006, focuses on this Alaska area because it is a flyway crossroads for migratory birds that annually return from their winter migration in Asia, a. Subjects: Birds; Sampling; Monitoring; Wildlife management. Location: Alaska. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: IZEMBEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Training. Recovery teams participate in field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASAs OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and will return to Earth on September 24th, landing under parachute at the Utah Test and Training Range.

Scientific collecting feces from a Gelinotte France

Researcher of the Museum excavating a yellow amber layer

jsc2019e055106 (09-17-19) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidates gather to review field instrumentation during geology training in Arizona.

Professor Michael Ort (Northern Arizona University) and graduate student Joel Unema examine deposits from the 2008 eruption of Okmok volcano in Alaska as part of their research to reconstruct the complex history of the eruption.

Researcher searching for insects under a rock at Whistler BioBlitz event, Whistler, British Columbia

Ancient human skeleton. Archaeological excavations. Ancient history. Ancient Burial Site- Archaeological Excavations

Scientific study of a Orsini's Viper France

Spaceward Bound event in the Mojave Deser , CA (an outreach exercise) with Dr Chris McKay and Ames Education department personnel Brian Day, Barbara Bazar and a accompaning (learning for the the classroom) team of teachers will be studying side-by-side with NASA scientists who search for life in extreme environments, closely approximating what they expect to find on other planets. Why the Mojave -- an inhospitable, sun-drenched spot in the California Desert This natural setting presents scientists with opportunities to study environments that are analogous to what explorers will find on the Moon and Mars. Teachers and scientists will perform scientific fieldwork in lunar geology, Mars astrobiology, Mars geology, and issues of temperature and solar inundation and radiation. for additional information and Outreach projects see http //quest.arc.nasa.gov/

Trying to locate a veterinarian Lion in Namibia

Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) being scanned, Christmas Island National Park, Christmas Island, Australia

Spaceward Bound event in the Mojave Deser , CA (an outreach exercise) with Dr Chris McKay and Ames Education department personnel Brian Day, Barbara Bazar and a accompaning (learning for the the classroom) team of teachers will be studying side-by-side with NASA scientists who search for life in extreme environments, closely approximating what they expect to find on other planets. Why the Mojave -- an inhospitable, sun-drenched spot in the California Desert This natural setting presents scientists with opportunities to study environments that are analogous to what explorers will find on the Moon and Mars. Teachers and scientists will perform scientific fieldwork in lunar geology, Mars astrobiology, Mars geology, and issues of temperature and solar inundation and radiation. for additional information and Outreach projects see http //quest.arc.nasa.gov/

Fish and Wildlife Service personnel at work on avian flu research: bird sampling, testing

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Training. Recovery teams participate in field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASAs OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and will return to Earth on September 24th, landing under parachute at the Utah Test and Training Range.

A830684 UE16B HEGF JERRY CUDERMAN (Project Engineer) APR 27 83EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 4/27/1983 CUDERMAN, JERRY; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; HARD HATS; HEGF; HIGH ENERGY GAS FRAC; INSTRUMENTATION; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; PIPES; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; TUNNELS BY USAGE; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WIRE & CABLES historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

A member of a science field team operates a subsurface radar in the Nevada desert in February 2020 as part of a practice exercise. Over the course of several days, the field team stood in for NASA's Perseverance rover, sending data to and receiving commands from scientists located remotely, just as the rover will after landing on Mars in February 2021.

Enthomologist catching insects with net along stream during survey, Italy, june

Expedition climber using laptop and satelite phone to communicate with home.

Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) being marked by field officer Caitlyn Pink, Christmas Island National Park, Christmas Island, Australia

Dinosaur excavation. Sheep Creek, north of Medicine Bow, Wyoming, USA. Taking part in an expedition led by Dr. Robert Bakker, a volunteer excavate the caudal vertebrae of a Diplodocus.Age: Morrison Formation, Late JurassicModel Released.

Scientists from the French Wildlife Department (ONCFS) placing traps to capture the common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) in a wheat field, Alsace, France, April 2013 Model released.

S70-34413 (April 1970) --- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan (right), backup crew commander of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission, pours a scoop-full of sample material into a bag held by astronaut Joe H. Engle, Apollo 14 backup crew lunar module pilot. The two joined the prime crew members and other Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) personnel on a training trip to various areas of Hawaii. Here in Kapoho, the two backup crew members for NASAs next lunar landing mission are taking part in a full simulation of a traverse on the lunar surface. Note the check-list on Cernan's left wrist. He carries a penetrometer in his belt. The terrain in this area bears many similarities to that on the lunar surface.

Trapping of Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) for biometrics study in the river Daro, Gavarres Natural Area, Catalonia, Spain

A781011 ROCK SPRINGS, WY TALLEY SITE #17 JAMES GREENWOLL (Project Engineer) AUG 21 78 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 8/21/1978 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT (SNL); GREENWOLL, JAMES I; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; MALE; MAN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; OIL EXPLORATION; OIL FIELDS; OIL SHALE PROJECT; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; SHALE OIL PROJECT; TALLEY SITE; TALLEY SITE #17; TEST SITES; TRAILER INSTRUMENTATION RACKS; VEHICLES; WELLS, OIL; WIRE & CABLES; WYOMING historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

A810388 VANDENBERG AFB INSTRUMENTATION BEN BENJAMIN (Project Engineer) MAY 27 81EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 5/27/1981 AIR FORCE BASES; ANTENNAS; BENJAMIN, BENJAMIN CODY; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; GRASS FAMILIES; HILLS; INSTRUMENTATION; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; LANDSCAPES; MALE; MAN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR TESTING; PLANT KINGDOM (EXCEPT TREES); SCENERY (LANDSCAPE); SCENERY SHOTS; TEST SITES; TREES & SHRUBS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; VANDENBERG AFB; VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE; VANDENBERG INSTRUMENTATION; VANDENBERG AFB-INSTRUMENTATION historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

jsc2018e060335 (06/20/2018) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut candidate Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons during earth and planetary science training in Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Upper Gorge Area near Questa, N.M.

CANADA, ALBERTA, DRUMHELLER, ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM, TOURISTS ON DINOSAUR DIG

. PHOTO DATE: 10-04-22LOCATION: Flagstaff, ArizonaSUBJECT: Joint EVA Test Team (JETT) Field Testing - JETT 3 fully integrated mission scale testPHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

Checking the Map, Flinders Ranges, Outback, South Australia, Australia

jsc2018e060241 (06/19/2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Raja Chari during earth and planetary science training in Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Upper Gorge Area near Questa, N.M.

hiker searches for survival supplies in organized gear tube.

Scientist collecting a sediment core

Microbial Mats.

Water treatment engineer collecting sample from sieve

Scientific investigation, measurement of a Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) egg, Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

FRESHWATER MUSSELS RESEARCH. FWS biologists inspect freshwater mussels at the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia. Freshwater mussels are filter feeders, taking their nutrients directly from the current where they are located, an. Subjects: Ohio River Island NWR; West Virginia; mollusks; FWS Employees (USFWS); National Wildlife Refuge. . 1998 - 2011.

Volunteer and employee scientists of the Peregrine Fund trapping and banding peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) on South Padre Island, Texas

Mining engineer examines rocks with helicopter in background.

Ethiopia, South Western Ethiopia, Omo Valley, Southern Mursiland, Archeology work; Dirikoro

Students attending the FIS3200 Stream Habitat Measurement Techniques course at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's

jsc2018e060090 (06/18/2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli during earth and planetary science training in Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Upper Gorge Area near Questa, N.M.

Iceland archeology

Spaceward Bound event in the Mojave Desert , CA (an outreach exercise) with Dr Chris McKay and Ames Education department personnel Brian Day, Barbara Bazar and a accompaning (learning for the the classroom) team of teachers will be studying side-by-side with NASA scientists who search for life in extreme environments, closely approximating what they expect to find on other planets. Why the Mojave -- an inhospitable, sun-drenched spot in the California Desert This natural setting presents scientists with opportunities to study environments that are analogous to what explorers will find on the Moon and Mars. Teachers and scientists will perform scientific fieldwork in lunar geology, Mars astrobiology, Mars geology, and issues of temperature and solar inundation and radiation. for additional information and Outreach projects see http //quest.arc.nasa.gov/

Native Americans revered the lake sturgeon as an important part of their culture that provided food, oil, leather and other staples. Over-harvesting, habitat loss, damming of tributaries and pollution all contributed to the population declines. Many lak. Descriptive Note: Service biologist Rob Elliot of the Green Bay FRO (right), Tom Meronek of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (center), and Greg Banker of the Stockbridge-Munsee Indian Community Conservation Office examine an adult lake sturgeon. Photo tak. Subjects: Partnerships; Fisheries management; Resource management. Location: Wisconsin. . 1998 - 2011.

Female Scientist Searching For Rattlesnakes Via Radio Transmitter, Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada

Kemmerer, Wyoming, Fossil Butte National Monument. Dawn Allen-Carlson, a Park Service paleontologist, takes notes on the fossils she is finding in a small quarry. Huge numbers of fossils of fish and other plant and animal life have been recovered from Fossil Lake, which covered the area 52 million years ago

researcher examines koala skeleton phascolarctos cinereus death by starvation likely due to overcrowding. south australia.

jsc2019e054865 (09-16-19) --- (From left) 2017 NASA astronaut candidates Kayla Barron, Frank Rubio, Raja Chari, and Jessica Watkins with their field instructor during geology training in Arizona.

Checking for identification tags on a steelhead salmon before genetics testing is run. Subjects: Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Tagging; Employees (USFWS); Work of the Service. Location: Washington. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ABERNATHY FISH TECHNOLOGY CENTER.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Research team members work with acoustic cable during underwater acoustic research being conducted in the Launch Complex 39 turn basin. Several government agencies, including NASA, NOAA, the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission are involved in the testing. The research involves demonstrations of passive and active sensor technologies, with applications in fields ranging from marine biological research to homeland security. The work is also serving as a pilot project to assess the cooperation between the agencies involved. Equipment under development includes a passive acoustic monitor developed by NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and mobile robotic sensors from the Navys Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit.

A781133 PLANET RANCH, AZ MISER'S BLUFF TOM TAKAHASHI (Project Engineer) AUG 28 78 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 8/28/1978 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT (SNL); EXPLOSIVE TESTS; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; MALE; MAN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); MISER'S BLUFF; MISER'S BLUFF #1; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR SIMULATION TESTING; PLANET RANCH; PLANET RANCH TEST VALLEY; PLANET RANCH, AZ; TAKAHASHI, TOM; TESTS; WIRE & CABLES; PLANET RANCH-MISER'S BLUFF historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee uses monitoring device to track black bear. Subjects: Research; Endangered species; Tracks and tracking; Biologists (USFWS); Service patch; Work of the Service; Personnel; Monitoring. Location: Louisiana. . 1998 - 2011.

Mars on Earth

Yellow Crazy Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) colony denoted by string with pink ribbon tied at each corner, Christmas Island National Park, Christmas Island, Australia

Mesa Verde

Ken Gates identifies and measures juvenile fish while Dan Pascucci records the data. The fish were trapped in an unnamed creek near the city of Kenai, above and below a road culvert. Subjects: Fisheries management; Work of the Service; Field Offices; Kenai Fishes and Wildlife Field Office; Kenai FO Gallery. . 1998 - 2011.

Mining of lead sulphide, border area between Morocco and Algeria, Africa

Entomologist capturing cicadas with a UV light, Madagascar

USA, Florida, Marine scientists study Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) by counting nests and eggs monitoring health of this endangered species

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee places a device into the water to monitor the quality. Subjects: Employees (USFWS); Monitoring; history; uniforms; service patch. Location: Vermont. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: FISH SPRINGS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return. From left to right, NASA Sample Return Capsule Science Lead Scott Sandford, NASA Astromaterials Curator Francis McCubbin, and University of Arizona OSIRIS-REx Principal Investigator Dante Lauretta, collect science data, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, shortly after the sample return capsule from NASAs OSIRIS-REx mission landed at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASAs OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

Field technician Colette Yee collecting a raptor foot found by scent detection dog Jack, Conservation Canines, University of Washington's Center for Conservation Biology, Washington

William Saturno, at San Bartolo excavation of Maya Mural depicting Corn god myth dating prior to 100 AD, found in Maya pyramid, previously thought to date to Classical period 250 AD, Guatemala.

Spaceward Bound event in the Mojave Deser , CA (an outreach exercise) with Dr Chris McKay and Ames Education department personnel Brian Day, Barbara Bazar and a accompaning (learning for the the classroom) team of teachers will be studying side-by-side with NASA scientists who search for life in extreme environments, closely approximating what they expect to find on other planets. Why the Mojave -- an inhospitable, sun-drenched spot in the California Desert This natural setting presents scientists with opportunities to study environments that are analogous to what explorers will find on the Moon and Mars. Teachers and scientists will perform scientific fieldwork in lunar geology, Mars astrobiology, Mars geology, and issues of temperature and solar inundation and radiation. for additional information and Outreach projects see http //quest.arc.nasa.gov/

Wearing portable respirators, astronauts and personnel with simulated injuries exit an armored vehicle during a joint emergency escape and triage simulation led by NASA, along with Boeing and United Launch Alliance, at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 24, 2019.The simulation is one in a series in preparation for upcoming crew flights to the International Space Station as part of NASAs Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Josh Cassada, currently in training for the second flight with crew aboard Boeings CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, and Eric Boe, along with astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli, served as the flight crew. The astronauts practiced emergency egress from the nearly 200-foot-tall crew access tower at the launch pad. They also rehearsed escape from the launch complex in an armored vehicle, and decontamination and triage at a nearby helipad.

A geologist makes a reading on his Brunton geological compass, Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory.

Chris Nicholai capturing and testing Brants at Tutakoke Bird Camp. Image taken between June 14 - June 20, 2006. Subjects: Work of the Service; Avian Influenza; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska. . 1998 - 2011.

Paleontologist releasing the fossil of a Sarcosuchus Niger

Biological researchers conduct their work in the field. (MR)

Scientist holding water sample in whirl pak

Hanksville, Utah, Researchers simulate living on Mars at the Mars Desert Research Station. 'Expedition Boomerang' brought Australian researchers to the station, who took samples of rocks and soil

27-year-old researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Scientists taking sample of water

Spaceward Bound event in the Mojave Deser , CA (an outreach exercise) with Dr Chris McKay and Ames Education department personnel Brian Day, Barbara Bazar and a accompaning (learning for the the classroom) team of teachers will be studying side-by-side with NASA scientists who search for life in extreme environments, closely approximating what they expect to find on other planets. Why the Mojave -- an inhospitable, sun-drenched spot in the California Desert This natural setting presents scientists with opportunities to study environments that are analogous to what explorers will find on the Moon and Mars. Teachers and scientists will perform scientific fieldwork in lunar geology, Mars astrobiology, Mars geology, and issues of temperature and solar inundation and radiation. for additional information and Outreach projects see http //quest.arc.nasa.gov/

S71-36874 (10 June 1971) --- University of Texas geologist/professor William R. Muelhberger (left) talks with astronaut John W. Young, Apollo 16 commander, during an Apollo 16 geology field trip to Mono Crater, Calif. Astronaut Charles Duke, lunar module pilot, is seen at frame center, talking to geologist David Wones (second left). Astronaut Anthony England, Apollo 16 spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), is at right.

Jaguar (Panthera onca) researcher holding just removed plaster cast of a footprint for research use, Brazil

S70-56415 (December 1970) --- At Kapoho, Hawaii, astronauts David R. Scott (left), commander of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission, and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, train at a designated lunar surface simulation area for their upcoming lunar landing mission. Wearing street clothes, but equipped with a Portable Life Support System (PLSS), the two rehearse for a selenological traverse. Here, they are inspecting a grapefruit-sized rock.

27-year-old researcher and her team working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Male biologist looking away while taking samples of land in forest

Projecting an annular solar eclipse through a sieve Kenya

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