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Norwegian Antarctic Expedition geological surveys in Queen Maud Land (1956–1961)

1928 - 1961

New Guinea Binatang Research Center Field Surveys (1990s–present)

1997 - 2025

Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity's geological investigations in Gale Crater (2012–present)

2011 - 2025

Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity geological traverse in Meridiani Planum (2004–2018)

2004 - 2019

Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER), Puerto Rico (1988–present)

1988 - 2025

Joseph Dalton Hooker's botanical surveys on HMS Erebus and Terror (1839–1843)

1839 - 1859

Joseph Banks on Cook's First Voyage (1768–1771)

1768 - 1771

Joseph Banks and the Endeavour Australian Collections (1768–1771)

1768 - 1980

John Wesley Powell's Colorado River and Grand Canyon Surveys (1869–1879)

1867 - 1879

Ituri and Eastern DRC Primate Surveys by WCS and ICCN (1990s–2010s)

1987 - 2024

Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia (1894)

1894 - 1897

HMS Challenger global oceanographic expedition (1872–1876)

1870 - 1895

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