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100			_aGroat, Chip,
245		0	_aUSGS: A Distinguished History, a Vital Role Today, and a Bright Future. _cChip Groat and others.
260			_bPeople, Land & Water, _c2004.
440			_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2005. _nArticle 5, _pScience, _x1522-3264;
500			_aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
500			_aOriginally Published: USGS: A Distinguished History, a Vital Role Today, and a Bright Future, March 2004; pp. 3+.
520			_a"We are among a small group of government organizations that have served the public for 125 years. Our traditions of excellence in science and service to the nation run deep and are an inspiration to continuing progress in research and monitoring." (PEOPLE, LAND & WATER) This article describes the history and projects of the United States Geological survey.
599			_aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
651			_aAntarctica _xResearch
650			_aArtificial satellites in earth sciences
650			_aAstrogeology
650			_aAstronauts _xTraining
650			_aBiology _xResearch
650			_aCartography
651			_aChesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
651			_aCrater Lake (Or.)
650			_aEcology _xResearch
610			_aGeological Survey (U.S.)
650			_aGeologists
650			_aGeology _xResearch
650			_aHerpetology
650			_aLibraries
651			_aMars (Planet) _xExploration
650			_aMeteorite craters
650			_aNatural resources
651			_aPinatubo, Mount (Philippines)
650			_aPlate tectonics
651			_aSan Andreas Fault (Calif.)
600			_aShoemaker, Eugene _d1928-1997
650			_aSpace flight to the moon _xApollo Project
650			_aVolcanological research
650			_aWorld maps
710			_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2005, _pScience. _x1522-3264;
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