Descent Into the Ice, NOVA, PBS “A team of “glacionauts” ventures into a labyrinth of unexplored and hazardous glacier caves on France’s Mt. Blanc.” Editor’s note: Highly recommended.
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Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Astrobiology (general), Away Teams & Field Reports
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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Arctic Astrobiology Field Report From Dale Andersen 19 June 2006
Dale Andersen: 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 […]
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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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ISBOX II- UHNAI Expedition to Iceland
The ISBOX-II expedition lead by Eric Gaidos of the University of Hawaii NAI team will drill and sample a subglacial lake for microbiology and geochemistry. The expedition takes place June […]
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Daily Webcam Images From Devon Island Greenhouse
Editor’s note: The Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse woke up several weeks ago. Located at the Mars Institute’s HMP Research Station on Devon Island, this greenhouse has several webcams located inside […]
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NRC Integrated Arctic Observing Network Report
Toward an Integrated Arctic Observing Network, Committee on Designing an Arctic Observing Network, National Research Council ISBN: 0-309-10052-6, 128 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, paperback (2006) This report outlines the […]
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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 – 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 […]