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. […]
Away Teams & Field Reports
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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 […]
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Frozen Microbes Reveal How To Test For Martian Life
“We tested equipment that we are developing to look for life on Mars and discovered a rare and complex microbial community living in blue ice vents inside a frozen volcano,” […]
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HMP Research Station Field Update
HMP Research Station Field Update August 5, 2005 “After an initial run of bad weather at the beginning of the field season the last two weeks have provided us with […]
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HMP Research Station Field Update
HMP Research Station Field Update – July 29, 2005 “Today’s activities centered around a major traverse into the Haughton Crater so that Dr. Jeff Jones could complete his sampling of […]
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HMP Research Station Update
HMP Research Station Geology and Geochemistry Report Provided by Dr. John Parnell and Paula Lindgren, University of Aberdeen, July 29, 2005 “Research has continued on the response of organic matter […]
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The Zöe Rover: Robotic Astrobiology Expedition Yields Significant Science Findings
A group of scientists announced today that they identified habitats and microbial life using a rover in Chile’s arid Atacama desert, one of the harshest environments on Earth, and that […]
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Kevin Hand’s Antarctic Journal 1 March 2005
Ok, well, this is it folks, one last email and then I’m on a plane back to LA. I’ve been in New Zealand for a bit and I’ve finally had […]