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Mars Icebreaker Life Mission

Missions to Mars have only scratched its surface. To go deeper, scientists are proposing a spacecraft that can drill into the Red Planet to potentially find signs of life.

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McGill High Arctic Research Station Photo Report – Dale Andersen: 8 April 2009 Colour Peak Springs

There are several regions on Earth where mean annual temperatures are well below freezing and yet liquid water persists. Such polar regions provide excellent analogs to study the hydrological cycle […]

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McGill High Arctic Research Station Photo Report: 4 April 2009 M.A.R.S. At Sunset

Dale Andersen: One of the more delightful attributes of working in the high arctic, and in a region with mountains and glaciers is watching the scenery under a variety of […]

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McGill High Arctic Research Station (MARS) Photo Report: 3 April 2009

Dale Andersen: Wayne Pollard and I just returned from a 30 km run (by skidoo) out to the mouth of Expedition Fiord where we have one in a series of […]

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A Skype Chat and Tour With Astrobiologist Dale Andersen on Axel Heiberg Island

Editor’s note: I got an email from astrobiologist Dale Andersen (@daleandersen on Twitter) just before 8 pm EDT tonight telling me to get on Skype. Dale is currently working at […]

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