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SCIENCE, SEAMOUNTS and SOCIETY Tony Watts on the Urgent Need for Increased Seafloor Mapping SCIENTISTVOLUME 29 No. 07 ◆ AUGUST 2019 ◆ WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST GEOThe Fellowship Magazine of the Geological Society of London @geoscientistmag A peak at planetary defence SCIENCE, SEAMOUNTS AND SOCIETY Tony Watts on the urgent need for increased seafloor mapping FALLING STARS GEOTOURSIM CONGLOMERATE CREDIT Douglas Palmer ponders To raise geology’s profile, Murray Gray Nina Morgan on the meteors, poetry and art pushes for a ‘Great Geosites’ project recognition of Anne Phillips WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST | AUGUST 2019 | 1 Petroleum Geoscience The international journal of geoenergy and applied earth science Looking to the future AD SPACE XR++++END USE OF ALL FOSSIL FUELS++++XR We are pleased to announce that, during its 25th anniversary year, Petroleum Geoscience has decided to introduce a new series of papers on the theme of Energy Geoscience. 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