In the autumn of 2022, the first research cruise of the Norwegian GoNorth expedition was carried out. One goal of the expedition is, among other things, to explore the geological prehistory of the formation of the Polhavet/Arctic Ocean. Professor Jan Inge Faleide, University of Oslo is part of the management of GoNorth. Faleide was interviewed by Geoforskning.no, read the interviews here.
The French couple Krafft lived and died for a deeper understanding of the mysteries of volcanoes. The documentary Fire of Love describes their life and work. At the film display in Cinema Vega on 1 September at Oslo Pix, Olivier Galland, researcher at the Department of Geosciences, was invited to introduce the film to the audience.
Outreach article in Norwegian about a SNOWDEPTH drone fieldwork at the high mountain area in Western Norway published in the news portal at University of Oslo – titan.uio.no.
A collection of minerals and mineral descriptions – The Planetary Terrestrial Analogues Library (PTAL) will help scientists understand the surface of Mars. The resource is now ready for ESA's next Mars rover mission (probably postponed until 2028), and is physically located at UiO. The PTAL project is led by Professor Stephanie Werner, who was recently interviewed by sciencenorway.no.
