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What Mars can tell us about Earth

Posted by jzj7 on July 18, 2022

Martian meteorite

What do Mars and Iceland have in common? These days, not so much. But more than 4.5 billion years ago, it’s possible the Red Planet had a crust comparable to Iceland today. Valerie Payré, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, is a part of a research team that studied a martian meteorite that provided us with these fascinating insights into Earth’s past! Read more about this study into the Black Beauty meteorite led by an international team.

Filed Under: Department of Astronomy & Planetary Science

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