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Day in Review: Meet Mineral Mappers Flying NASA Tech Out West

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July 10, 2025

Earth
NASA instruments and aircraft are helping identify potential sources of critical minerals across vast swaths of California, Nevada, and other Western states.
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey have been mapping the planets since Apollo. One team is searching closer to home for minerals critical to national security and the economy. Full Story and Images
An artist's concept of NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle.

Solar System

The JPL-led UCIS-Moon imaging spectrometer will map the Moon's geology, water, and ice, from orbit, measuring how human activity affects those volatiles. Read More
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