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NASA and USGS Scientists Explore California’s High Desert
A team of geoscientists from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a field expedition in California's Mojave Desert to investigate a potential geological anomaly detected by a NASA sensor.
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Equipped with rock picks and hand lenses, a team of geoscientists deployed to the Mojave Desert recently to investigate a tantalizing “fingerprint” detected by a NASA sensor. Their target: a cache of topaz hiding in plain sight. The geologists weren’t searching for gem-grade treasure. Rather, the pr
2026-06-11 15:38 UTC