Matt Balme

Matt Balme

Matt Balme is a senior lecturer in the School of Physical Sciences. He has studied the surfaces of planets for nearly 20 years, and for more than 15 years has focused on Mars. Matt is currently the head of the Planetary and Space Science research discipline in the School, and also leads the Planetary Environments Research Group. He is a member of the ExoMars PanCam (a multispectral stereo camera) team, and works with the European Space Agency to help determine how the ExoMars Rover will operate on the surface. In Matt’s opinion, Mars is easily the ‘best planet’ outside of the Earth, and he hopes to see it from the surface one day! Matt has two daughters – a 7-year-old and a 9-year-old – who also think that Mars is the best planet ever.

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