Welcome to Cracking the Surface! This episode is on the 5 principles of geology that every geologist should know and have drilled into their minds. Then we read an MIT article on new data from Mars' early atmosphere and smectites, pretty neat! Thanks for the listen and hope to see you back again!

Link to article: Mars’ missing atmosphere could be hiding in plain sight | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Thanks for tuning in this week! We talk about the process of becoming a fossil and the different ways organisms are preserved followed by a NASA update on 2024 YR4, statistically the highest threat to Earth ever.

Sources: Asteroid 2024 YR4NASA’s New Asteroid Data Changes Everything – And the Moon Might Pay the Price

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Welcome back to another episode of Cracking the Surface. This week we switch gears to a more serious topic: the layoffs of thousands of our National Park Service and National Forest Service employees. Here is the link to the NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/climate/trump-layoffs-park-and-forest-service-workers.html# After this, I talk about my personal experience interning for the National Forest Service in college. Thanks for listening and see you next week!

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Links to donate to our parks/forests:

https://www.nps.gov/getinvolved/donate.htm

https://preserve.nature.org/page/163705/

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Thanks for tuning into episode 2 of Cracking the Surface. We go over the 3 general types of rocks that everyone is familiar with, talk about the oldest rocks on the planet, and more! Have any questions? Reach out on social media @pyroflowz !

Welcome to Cracking the Surface! This is a new geologic podcast brought to you by your local woman geologist! In this episode I talk about who I am and how I got into the geology industry, a recent study on asteroid impacts, a rock of the week, and a fun fact! Stay tuned every Wednesday for a new episode. Your support is much appreciated!

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