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Jack Hostrawser

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Planetary geologist, compulsive explorer, affiliate member of the Artemis III Geology Team, not-yet astronaut | @westernuEarth @westernuSpace |

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Drone photo courtesy Brian Emfinger and used with permission.

Drone photo courtesy Brian Emfinger and used with permission.

The CSSL/NTP assisted the US National Weather Service (NWS) with their upgrading of the official rating of the June 2025 Enderlin, ND tornado from EF3 to EF5.

Announced by the NWS today, it’s the first EF5-rated tornado in the US since 2013.

Details here: uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202...

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06.10.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

It's always sad to come back from the field, largely because we have to say goodbye to awesome people. I'm grateful to have been able to support the #Kamestastin2025 #Artemis geology training. Now, time to let the blackfly bites heal...

22.09.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On June 20th, some of the Skylark CubeSat team visited the Gr. 6 students at the Eva Circe-Cote French Immersion Public School in St. Thomas! The students got to learn all about cubesats designed & built at Western University. Thank you to the ECC FIPS School for hosting them!

@westernu.ca

02.07.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It took a million years or so, but I have finally published my first science paper, on an underappreciated ancient impact basin near the Moon's south pole. Thanks to my friends, family, and supervisor @drcrater.bsky.social for support along the way!

doi.org/10.1016/j.ic...

02.07.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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NASA’s Artemis Science Team Inaugurates Flight Control Room - NASA In early June, NASA’s Artemis II lunar science team ran a mission simulation for the first time in the newly completed Science Evaluation Room (SER) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Th...

It was amazing to be there to witness the opening of the Science Evaluation Room where our #ArtemisIII science team will support the astronauts during the first human mission to the #Moon in my lifetime πŸ˜€ #ToTheMoon

www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

15.06.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First identification of preserved dinosaur footprints in South Africa, by UWO's Dr. Guy Plint.

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

I had the privilege of doing fieldwork with Dr. Plint in northern B.C. in '22 and seeing dino prints there was a vivid window through time I'll never forget.

30.03.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preparing for Artemis: NASA's Geology Training for Lunar Exploration
YouTube video by NASA Johnson Preparing for Artemis: NASA's Geology Training for Lunar Exploration

Great new film by NASA featuring some of the wonderfully talented people that I get to work with every day. We're working hard to prepare for our return to the Moon. This film shows just one aspect of those preparations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoJO...

26.03.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Slowly making the shift over from the other site, where I have the same handle (@wabalaba1).

30.03.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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