LPL Newsletter for August 2021
Sunday, August 1, 2021
Let this month's LPL news highlights carry you away on adventures of the scientific kind!
- Wondering what it's like to stand next to a volcano? Professors Solange Duhamel and Christopher Hamilton share more about their research experience with Icelandic earthquakes and volcanoes.
- Planning ahead for a scenic tour of Martian underground lakes? New research by a team including LPL Postdoctoral Research Associate Stefano Nerozzi suggests looking elsewhere for a beach vacation.
- Dreaming of a vacation in Rome? LPL alumnus Brother Guy Consolmagno is your guide for an introduction to the Vatican Observatory.
![People watching Icelandic volcano eruption.](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/Iceland-Volcano-Header_0.png?itok=KRHDQARE)
'A wild and wonderful opportunity': Observing Volcanoes in Iceland
What does it sound like next to a volcano? What does it smell like? LPL professors Hamilton and Duhamel describe the experience.
![This image taken by UArizona's HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows ice sheets at Mars' south pole.](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/1-PIA24763-MRO%20Spots%20Clays%20and%20Ice.jpg?itok=UOUa9gf9)
Mars Lake Hypothesis on Ice After Study Offers Different Explanation
Scientists have long debated what's under the surface of Mars' south pole. A new study points to clays being more likely than a subsurface lake.
![A view of the telescope domes on the roof of the Vatican Observatory, at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, in 2015. Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/Castel%20Gandolfo_1.png?itok=O7ETnm56)
The Vatican's Space Observatory Wants to See Stars and Faith Align
The one and only Vatican institution that does scientific research recently launched a campaign to promote dialogue between faith and science.