Cupcake cores and geology

Kyla Edison, geology and material science technician from PISCES, uses cupcakes to teach keiki how geologist use core sampling to learn about Mars and our own planet.

Keiki do Martian geology by taking core samples of cupcakes July 13 at Hilo Public Library.

Sterling Batson, 4, does Martian geology with his mom, Thyra Franchak, by taking a core sample of a cupcake July 13 at Hilo Public Library. Keiki tried their hand at core sampling after listening to a presentation from Kyla Edison of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) about how geologist use core sampling to learn about Mars and our own planet.