What Mars can tell us about Earth
What do Mars and Iceland have in common? These days, not so much. But more than 4.5 billion years ago, it’s possible that 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 an international research team that studied a martian meteorite called Black Beauty, providing fascinating insights into Earth’s past.