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Chang'e-4's impact may extend beyond in situ characterization of the South Polar Atkins basin to insight on regional weathering rates. Drs Long Xiao and Jun Huang at the China University of Geosciences may achieve that with morphometric analyses using regolith image segmentation.

Look familiar? This reminded us of the boreholes drilled by curiosity. Even better, the Iron-rich soils here may teach us something about mars!

Don taking notes at one of the outcrops at our Indikolapelessa site #fieldnotes #SriLanka

When in the tropics, mangos are for lunch!

Made it to our first site in Sri Lanka! Had to pick some fruit along the way...

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All good adventures begin with coffee #LSUResearch #SriLanka

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#Mars opposition tonight at the Highland Road Park Observatory! Want to see #Mars the closest it's been in 15 years? Come on down around 8:00 PM. PSL will be there! bro.lsu.edu

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@j_tharindu Very cool! Thats my kind of souvenir! I cant wait to see the soils myself!