Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Organization
Biography
Earth and Planetary Sciences is a scientific research department of the Division of Physical Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History.
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences curates the Museum's world-renowned collections of minerals, gems, meteorites, ores, rocks, drill core, and mantle xenoliths. Staff members conduct research that explores the nature of terrestrial and planetary processes. (AMNH website, accessed June 17, 2022)