🌏Exciting Earth Science Careers

Exciting Earth Science Careers

By Sara Fathima September 29, 2022

Earth Science?

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Engineering Geologists

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Palaeontologists

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Geomorphologists

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Petroleum Geologists

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Geophysicists

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Geochemists

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What to study?

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