Corona lava tube Archives - Astrobiology

(D) White cotton-like secondary mineral deposits on the wall–ceiling interface (sampling site CLT3, dark zone; scale bar = 10 cm). -- Astrobiology via Sage

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The Microbial Inhabitants of the Corona Lava Tube: Astrobiological Insights from a Mars Analog Environment

by Keith CowingJanuary 28, 2026January 28, 2026

Lava tubes are recognized as strategic targets in the search for life on Mars. The Corona Lava Tube System in Lanzarote serves as a terrestrial analog for martian subsurface environments […]

Artemis HULC camera Larger image -- ESA

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ESA Astronaut Away Team Practice With The Artemis HULC camera

by Keith CowingJuly 12, 2024June 12, 2025

NASA astronaut candidate Jessica Wittner testing the NASA Artemis HULC camera during a session of the ESA PANGAEA planetary geological field training in Corona lava tube, Lanzarote, Spain.

ESA Electronic FieldBook associated microscope -- ESA

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Tricorder Tech: A Closer Look At The ESA Electronic FieldBook Associated Microscope

by Keith CowingFebruary 29, 2024February 29, 2024

A detail of the observation, using the ESA Electronic FieldBook associated microscope, made by astronauts Thomas Pesquet (ESA), Takuya Onishi (JAXA) and Jessica Wittner (NASA) during the traverse in the […]

ESA Electronic FieldBook Used by Jessica Wittner -- ESA

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Tricorder Use By ESA PANGEA Away Team: ESA Electronic FieldBook And Spectrometer

by Keith CowingDecember 4, 2023December 13, 2023

NASA astronaut candidate Jessica Wittner carries out investigations with the spectrometer associated with the ESA Electronic FieldBook, so that JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi can receive indications from the science back-room […]

Three astronauts from three space agencies are at work looking for interesting rocks at the rim of a volcanic crater in Lanzarote, Spain. From left to right, NASA astronaut candidate Jessica Wittner, Takuya Onishi from Japan’s space agency JAXA and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet document samples during a simulated expedition on another planetary body.

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Away Team Practice By ESA’s Geology Course PANGEA (Planetary ANalogue Geological and Astrobiological Exercise for Astronauts)

by Keith CowingOctober 8, 2023July 30, 2025

Three astronauts from three space agencies are at work looking for interesting rocks at the rim of a volcanic crater in Lanzarote, Spain. NASA astronaut candidate Jessica Wittner, Takuya Onishi […]