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Did you spot the aurora over the weekend? If so, we’d love to see your pictures of the Northern (aurora borealis) or Southern (aurora australis) lights. Here is a selection of photos taken by members of our group who were … Continue reading
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In early April, some of the University of Manchester Planetary Geology pathway students in their 3rd year took a trip to explore the formation and geology of Ries Crater in southern Germany. The group stayed in the quaint Bavarian town … Continue reading
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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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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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Finally back home after a fantastic week in Arizona for the San Francisco volcanic field training program Seven months into my Ph.D., I was not prepared to have my first-ever trans-Atlantic trip or this opportunity in my first year. The … Continue reading
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Back in October 2021, my first paper was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. I’d been working on the paper for about a year and a half so it was very exciting and a big relief to finally … Continue reading
When we think of missions to the Moon, the first thing that comes to mind for most people is probably NASA and the Apollo missions. But did you know, that between 1959 and 1976, the Soviet Union also sent a … Continue reading
This is a guest Earth and Solar System blog by a brilliant Manchester area school student called Tarteel, who I was lucky enough to meet through the In2Science programme (this is a wonderful scheme to get more students into studying … Continue reading
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