Martinez’s project will focus on the geology and topography of Venus, including its Eistla Regio and Nissaba Corona regions. More specifically, Martinez said she will work to determine if a certain feature in those regions is of volcanic origin or the product of a meteorite impact.
Only one other student from UH has had the opportunity to intern for LPI. PhD candidate and teaching assistant Lily Schaffer went through the program in 2011. She was the only intern to analyze a sample taken by Apollo 16 and work to categorize it.