Mars Simulation Sites

Posted by Miss Cellania in Travel & Places on November 12, 2007 at 10:05 am


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(image credit: Nadav Neuhaus)

The Mars Analogue Research Station (MARS) Programme has two sites used to simulate the conditions of living and working on Mars. One is on Devon Island in the Arctic; the other is in the desert in Utah. Participants have a strict protocol of Mars simulation conditions they follow as they test equipment and develop procedures for Mars exploration. Link ~via Dark Roasted Blend


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14 comments to "Mars Simulation Sites"

  1. Jase
    November 12th, 2007 at 10:12 am

    I know a few places in Wales they could go to practice interaction with primative life forms.

  2. Jon Henshaw
    November 12th, 2007 at 1:01 pm

    So, is that title supposed to be what he does in that suit?

  3. Chad
    November 12th, 2007 at 1:12 pm

    creamer lol

  4. Weakly
    November 12th, 2007 at 2:22 pm

    Proof that people play cowboys and indians long after getting their doctorate.

  5. munky
    November 12th, 2007 at 2:37 pm

    That is so cool!
    When are they going to open the 'experience' up to the paying public..?
    I'd pay to have a play - of course, I'd happily head to Mars on a one way ticket as well, but that's just me...

  6. Vonskippy
    November 12th, 2007 at 3:09 pm

    Never underestimate the power of the human mind to rationalize even the most stupid and useless activities.

    //personally, I think of my Neatorama sessions as research into abnormal psychology.

  7. Jerry
    November 12th, 2007 at 5:17 pm

    Here's where they got the ideal for those "Mars Space Helmets":

    1969 Ideal Company Space Helmet
    http://home.att.net/~g.ruboyianes/helmet.html

    I remembered instantly seeing them before - and I think several REALLY cheap sci-fi movies used them too....

  8. Ian
    November 12th, 2007 at 8:24 pm

    Ok, who let Creamer out of the car?

  9. Anita
    November 12th, 2007 at 10:11 pm

    Is that a PVC pipe connected to his "helmet"? Something tells me that isn't the best made life support suit.

  10. Chris
    November 12th, 2007 at 10:44 pm

    Creamer is preparing to bring golf on mars ;)

  11. Denita TwoDragons
    November 13th, 2007 at 12:39 am

    Sergeant Medic Non-Dairy Creamer, Captain Decaf Latte and Astronavigator Turbinado Sugar prepare to explore the planet Starbucks, in the Overpriced System...

    --TwoDragons

  12. Alex
    November 13th, 2007 at 1:46 am

    Glad to be of service, Vonskippy! And Denita: Bwahahaha!

    Creamer is thinking that when he gets back, he'll have a little chat with the travel agent that booked this "vacation."

  13. Lasse
    November 13th, 2007 at 3:55 am

    Haven´t Eskimos done that for thousands of years?

  14. Holly
    November 13th, 2007 at 8:01 am

    i love that they're all standing there looking in different directions, as if to say "this isn't mars..."


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