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Collision Course: Deep Impact This month, an 816-pound spacecraft is scheduled to collide with Tempel 1, a comet 83 million miles away, which scientists hope will shed light on the formation of the solar system. Lucy McFadden and Peter Schultz Journey to a Titanic World Print Exclusive Last January, a probe landed on Saturn's largest moon to explore its intriguing atmosphere and terrain. Jean-Pierre Lebreton Martian Views Print Exclusive Through pictures sent back to Earth, the martian rovers, Opportunity and Spirit, have much to tell of their year-and-a-half-long journey across the red planet. Planet-Finder's Guide to the Universe Print Exclusive New-generation telescopes and observing platforms are getting off Earth to find other Earth-like planets. Naomi Lubick	News Notes Monitoring the most dangerous U.S. volcanoes Dinosaur links meat-eaters and vegetarians Fossil forests sunk by salt Swiss wrap glacier for summer Following scientists post-9/11 Carbon leaching out of Siberian peat Mars' lost landers The heart of a landslide Soaking in extra sun Style over function for Stegosaurus Geophenomena Print Exclusive American Beaches Awash With Politics Artificially endowing beaches with sand is an expensive and arduous task that can fail easily if geology is not taken into account. Orrin H. Pilkey Energy & Resources Print Exclusive Aging Alaska oil pipelines Mineral of the Month: Boron Trends & Innovations Print Exclusive Tracking Gorilla Habitat Changes Both gorillas and the forests where they live are endangered, leading conservationists to look to satellites for land-use monitoring. Megan Sever Education & Outreach Making a Public Impact From comet and bird-watching to weather observations, average people are helping scientists in measurable ways. Megan Sever
Comment Peaking of World Oil Production: Is the Wolf Near? Determining when the world’s oil is going to peak poses a unique challenge to petroleum geologists, economists and policy-makers, but the time to act is now. Robert L. Hirsch, Roger H. Bezdek and Robert M. Wendling Political Scene The Energy Bill: Is It Big and Broad Enough? The U.S. House of Representatives has finally passed an energy bill, but the effort to shape national energy policy is far from over. Linda Rowan Geologic Column Banking on Earthquakes The founding of the Bank of America is intimately linked to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Lisa Rossbacher Visit the Geotimes archives to search for past news and views.	Profiles Marcia McNutt: Oceangoing geophysicist Check out this month's Energy Notes! Geomedia Books: Seeing landscapes from above Books: This is not your father’s creationism: A review of Creationism’s Trojan Horse DVDs: Hubble’s anniversary On the Shelf: Mars and beyond On the Web: Space and time Benchmarks Print Exclusive June 6, 1980 Luis and Walter Alvarez propose an impact explanation for the dinosaurs’ demise. Table of Contents Where on Earth? Calendar
ON THE COVER On July 4, the Deep Impact spacecraft will ram into comet Tempel 1. The aim of the mission is to give scientists a view of crater formation on the comet, while examining the materials that compose the icy body, which they believe represent the composition of the early solar system. Image courtesy NASA/JPL/UMD and adapted from original. Read the story here.	Coming Soon... August: Renewable Energy Visit AGI's Online Store!

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