Road Trip! Core Of The Earth. What lies Beneath?

IN PERSON EVENT – Want to see what is deep beneath Earth’s surface? Join HMNS on a tour of the Bureau of Economic Geology’s Houston Research Center, which houses hundreds of thousands of core samples from deep within Earth. Learn what the core samples tell researchers about our planet by looking at a variety of spectacular cores illustrating various siliciclastic and carbonate depositional environments, such as deep-water mass transport deposits, paleo-karsts, valley fills, fluvial and shelf sandstones, and Cretaceous reef–this research center houses over 600,000 boxes of cores and cuttings from all over the world.

You do not need to pick up your tickets at the museum. Directions will be emailed to those with reservations. Advance registration required.

Minimum age of participants is 15. No refunds, however tickets can be transferred to another individual with notification to [email protected] 72 hours before the event starts with your transaction number and the name, cell number and email of the guest(s).

This event is available for presale for Discoverer, Benefactor and President’s Society Members only until Sunday, April 10.