Polar Pioneers Receive American Geographical Society Awards
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 15:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Arctic explorers of Earth -- and Mars -- were presented national medals on April 15 at the University of Delaware during the awards ceremony of the American Geographical Society (AGS), the oldest nationwide geographical organization in the United States, founded in 1851. Researchers who played a significant role in saving the society's library, one of the largest geographical collections in the world, also were recognized.