As a student trying to get into geology, I find this so freaking cool and useful. I knew Google Earth Pro was crazy but I didn't know where to go for the mapping info. Thanks so much and I can't wait to watch more of your videos!
Both of my parents were Geologist. My sister and I were 3 & 5 being taken out into the wilds of WY, MT, CO or NV. They would do their rock thing and we would just scamper all over the area. Back then it was granola bars, trail mix, bananas, fig newtons and gatorade.
I love watching your days in the life videos and think that working like this could be dream come true for me. Do i have any chance to do mostly field work as a Geologist currently living in Germany? How competetive are these careers? I've heard work like cartography and prospecting for resource deposits are such carrers. Are such field geologists going to remain relevant in the near future? Thank you in advance!
I am in total awe. You have fascinated me deeply and i wanted to ask you what kind of geologists are able to regularly go out into the field like you guys have shown. I live in Germany and wonder what course of study i can attend in order to do what you do. Is it even possible in my country? Thank you in advance!
Mindblowing detalization! I thought this would be much less accurate because many structures on maps are often simply interpolated between multiple samples)
yes, these maps (we usually call them 'quadrangles') are mapped at a scale of 1:24,000. This is a relatively detailed map compared to many of the maps available (for example, 1:100,000 scale or 1:250,000). Melville Mudge, the mapper, walked and collected measurements very close together - he probably covered the whole map area by foot and horse.
Such a good video!! :)) I'm currently in my first year of studying geology in Switzerland and your videos have really inspired me :)) can anyone help me to access this terrain map on google earth pro ?
thanks! You should be able to switch the view from Earth to Mars in Google Earth Pro and the terrain map is a layer available in the content panel on the left side. Let me know if you have any issues.
I love your videos so much! I haven't been following for too long but I have always liked rocks and as I've grown up it has only become more prominent. I am currently in year 11 hoping to study geology at university and your videos further solidify that choice. I was just wondering if making these videos helps you stay focused on where you want to be and/or if its just a hobby. Anyways thank you for reminding me about my childhood dream and keep up the good work :)
HI - thanks for being so nice. Your question is interesting. It is quite time consuming to create content and it is not my primary pursuit by any means. I spend 90% of my time doing research and writing/reading for my PhD dissertation and other science. Interestingly, I feel that my online content is by FAR the most positive impact I'm having on society and science. It is a strange fact. But it is also a hobby and I seriously enjoy video editing and pop science writing as a creative outlet. I get more immersed in video editing than I do in my professional research, but I think that is because the former is easier to do. SO my life is trying to balance my enjoyment and passion for outreach with the hard science. Both aspects of my life are driven partly by a desire to get a position in academia where I can teach, continue online outreach, and maintain geologic research in extreme environments.
Great Video! Im a young student currently doing my masters in Planetary Geosciences and its pretty cool to see you touching on Planetary sciences! would love to see more videos like this in the future😃
Sup Caden, the giant canyon that you compare to the Grand Canyon in the US seems to me like a big sheer stress zone. Also the alignment of the three huge volcanos might indicate a delimitation of a tectonic plate. So I think it might be indications that mars has a lot of tectonics movement lol. If you have time let me know what you think. Also awesome video!
Hey Tristan, great observations and questions. An Yin (the professor I mention in the video) actually published a different article in 2012 that focuses on the origin of Valles Marineris! He discusses topographic and structural evidence for a possible strike-slip origin of the canyon - you can read more here: doi.org/10.1130/L192.1 I have a saved email thread from 2018 with An Yin where I asked him if it is possible that Olympus Mons was the result of volcanic loading on the Tharsis Rise, which thickened the crust and "deflected" magma to Olympus and Alba Mons. This idea would only require a change in magma flow but not source location, and it seems like it would explain why the entire Tharsis bulge is elevated but Olympus is more of an isolated feature. Lots of ideas! Let me know if you have trouble accessing the article and I will email it to you. And yes, I think it is plausible that the Tharsis Montes volcanoes are similar to a "magmatic arc" on Earth (i.e., result of ancient subduction).
really cool video!!! I'm headed to university next year to study geoscience and really looking forward to it. Just wondering what is the purpose of doing this other than general mapping and if there are a lot of opportunities to get paid to do field geology like this?
Hey - thanks. Great to hear ur going into GEOS!! There are many aspects of field work that all serve important roles in testing specific hypotheses. We are interested in questions of tectonic significance, so alongside mapping and figuring out which rocks are where, we also do our best to constrain the timing and rates of tectonic processes. e.g., "Okay so these rocks are distributed in these places...how old are they, what processes formed them, how to they relate to adjacent rocks, what structures are responsible for bringing them to the surface, how do all these aspects fit into the context of Andean mountain building and the huge subduction system offshore of Chile? That's a lot but we are interested in a lot of different things. We sample rocks, map, measure, hammer, ponder. Lol. If you go to graduate school you are technically "paid" to do field work if you have a grant/project funding it. Research lends itself to field work. But of course there are non-academic jobs with the USGS etc that would enable you to conduct field work and be paid for it.
Yes yes ! finally new insane video, thanks for all the insights on what your research life is like, its so noticeable how much you enjoy it all, and that makes me enjoy it even more, thanks for all the science and all the cool little laughs in between, best of wishes 🤟
What a great video Caden!! Awesome as always brother. As an undergraduate it was really cool to see a lot of concepts that I am studying rn being shown on a real life example. All about the sedimentology, conglomerates, ignimbrites, the V rule (as we call it here haha), the lapilli, it was so well presented and interesting! I hope some day I'll have the prestige of working in some project with you! Keep doing this good work with this awesome vibe you have, hugs from Brazil Caden <3
Hey Caden, I am going to study Geosiences in Germany this October and I`d love to know if it`s hard to get into your area of work, because what you do really motivates me to get into a job like that!
Hey - that is great that you are going into geoscience! The opportunity to do field work sometimes depends on the faculty at the university you are at. I recommend asking professors and others around the geoscience department if they are actively doing field work, and if you want to join, as if they need help with anything! Doing big international expeditions like this usually takes some time and experience to make happen - but getting exposed to field work is the way to start. It is definitely hard to get into competitive schools like UArizona (or other international equivalents like ETH Zurich or Potsdam) but if you get experience and network you can definitely get there. Have fun :)
Sick video dude!! Keep em coming looks like yall had a blast. From one geologist who's been in industry now for over a decade, I truly miss stuff like this!
Bravo!! 👏🏼 it's not so easy to write a book. More over, had been pleasant watching an American young man making his coffe with the moka, as we italian are used to do. 😊 I love nature, expecially Mountains. I love hiking and mountain' activity. They fill me with passion and energy. I've started to recap my scientific study, done some years ago , and I'm studing earth science at high school level to understand if it would possible to go back at University in a geology degree course. I've watched some of your videos and I've found them interesting. Thanks for sharing your passion and your experience. 😊
