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Spacescapes Exhibition – Geological Society ‘Year of Space’

Thursday 26 Aug 2021

The Spacescapes exhibition is part of the ‘Year of Space’, a series of events run by the Geological Society of London and ongoing throughout 2021. Professor Matt Balme and Professor David Rothery, both members of the Planetary Environments research group in the Open University School of Physical Sciences, are members of the Year of Space steering committee helping the Geological Society organise these events. Balme and Rothery helped suggest specific images and text for the Spacescapes exhibit and Balme also gave the ‘The Geology of Mars’ lecture as part of the Year of Space public lecture series, while Rothery delivered the “Geology of Mercury Lecture.