Mars Institute HMP Research Station Update for July 19, 2006 Another busy day at the Haughton-Mars Project Research Station (HMP RS). As we approach the mid-point in the field season, […]
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McGill Arctic Research Station (M.A.R.S.) Weather Video
Dale Andersen: The Campbell Scientific met station (automated weather station) we installed last April at M.A.R.S includes an enclosed digital camera (CC640) that is programmed to acquire two images per […]
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Devon Island Greenhouse Update
Research Activities in the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse – July 2006 Update “Our autonomous greenhouse in the Arctic produces and manages its own power, has its own communications system for […]
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Arctic Met Station, Expedition Fiord, Axel Heiberg Island
During our trip north in April, we installed another Campbell Scientific met station (automated weather station) to replace the one that has been at the McGill Arctic Research Station (M.A.R.S.) […]
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NASA Quest Spacewardbound Field Reports
“We drove a half hour out of town to the first transect site. The teachers separated and went with different scientist to collect samples of the rocks and soil. Our […]
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Astrobiology Science News 8 July 2006
Mars Institute HMP Research Station Update for July 8, 2006 Borup Fiord Pass Field Report: A photo album, Planetary Society Borup Fiord Pass Field report: Return to Resolute, Planetary Society […]
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Field Season On Devon Island About To Begin
The Mars Institute Core Team Arrives in Resolute Bay, Nunavut “The first charter plane arrived in Resolute Bay yesterday on schedule with the initial Mars Institute core team and cargo. […]
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Europa on Earth: Expedition to the Sulfur Springs of Ellesmere Island
“A four-person team departs today for an expedition to the top of the world, where mineral-rich waters seep from the top of a 200-meter-thick glacier. Sulfur-bearing compounds precipitate from the […]
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Field Report from Dale Andersen 20 June 2006
Keith: We are going to give it a try this morning, the weather looking a bit better. The conditions at Expedition appear somewhat wet so we will take the twin […]
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Field Report from Dale Andersen 19 June 2006
Keith: We arrived in Resolute Friday evening but we are still in here awaiting better weather. Its been cloudy with periods of light snow and rain along with low cloud […]