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This summer I took part in the Lunar and Planetary Institute’s (LPI) Exploration Science Summer Intern Program, located in Houston, Texas. This is a 10-week program for graduate students to study relevant lunar science in preparation for NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions. Five … Continue reading
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In our new paper, we explore the conditions within the Moon’s crust that result in the formation of granulites. Granulites are a rock type that formed from high temperature recrystallisation of existing highland rocks (see our previous post reviewing the … Continue reading
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The Apollo 15 mission landed astronauts Dave Scott and Jim Irvine onto the surface of the Moon on the 30th July 1971. The mission visited an area on the nearside of the Moon, to the SW corner of the Imbrium … Continue reading
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Written by: Arty Goodwin, University of Manchester When a huge meteor or comet hits into Earth, the resultant impact is similar to a huge explosion! Meteor collisions carve out craters into solid rock, scooping out and ejecting material over the … Continue reading
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Recently, we have been involved in a couple of studies of tiny glass droplets recovered from soil samples returned from the Moon in December 2020 by the China National Space Agency Chang’e-5 mission. These melt droplets are impact glass beads, … Continue reading
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It is that time of year again, when Planetary Scientists across the globe are frantically finishing off preparing talks, printing posters, digging out poster tubes, and packing their suitcases to head to Houston for the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference … Continue reading
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At the time of writing this, December 1972 was the last time a human walked on the surface of another planetary body. The Apollo 17 mission launched on December 7th 1972, with crew members Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison … Continue reading
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This post follows a week of activities hosted by planetary science PhD students Peter Mc Ardle and Megan Hammett for a selection of sixth form students – from Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas – as part of the In2Science … Continue reading
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Yesterday – on the hottest day of the 2022 – we had first light on our 360 degree all sky meteor observation camera deployed at the Jodrell Bank observatory site in Cheshire, UK. The new camera is the 2nd that … Continue reading
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This post was written by Arty Goodwin. ————— Howdy! This summer, I’m taking part in the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) Exploration Science Summer Intern Program, a 10-week internship that started at the end of May. I’ve been joined by … Continue reading
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