Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences

In a new study published in Icarus, a team of researchers led by DEEPS graduate student Thomas Williams and Professors Stephen Parman and Alberto Saal have used modern analysis techniques to closely examine the microscopic mineral deposits on the outside of lunar beads from the Apollo mission. The team's findings suggest a change in eruption style over the course of a pyroclastic volcanic eruption in the Taurus-Littrow Valley.

Solar sails aren't only good for getting to Mars and beyond. In fact, they can be more efficient when going towards the Sun. Professor Steve Parman joins Youtuber Fraser Cain to discuss his proposed Mercury Scout mission.