You cannot take a bad picture on Devon Island. This place is one stunning photo opportunity after another. Mostly it has to do with the landscape. Every once in a […]
Devon Island
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 13 July 2007: Teaching About Roses on Mars
I am in the high arctic less than a thousand miles from Earth’s north pole in a location chosen for its resemblance to the planet Mars. Here, I, and my […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 12 July 2007: Dropping Onto Devon Island
Departing the coastline of Cornwallis Island — Keith Cowing
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 18 July 2007: Ancient Memorials for Modern Space Explorers
Today was supposed to have been our third live webcast to Challenger Learning Centers across the U.S. However, just as we were testing the satellite link, it died. After some hours of […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 16-17 July 2007: Webcasts, Robots, Astronauts, and Dogs
Webcasts Today we set out to do what we came here for: to conduct a series of webcasts that describe Devon Island, The Haughton-Mars Project, and the sorts of research […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 15 July 2007: Surreal Landscapes and Late Evening Thoughts
Leroy Chiao, Matt Reyes and I went out for a traverse today. Our traveling companions were Pascal Lee, the PI of the Haughton-Mars Project (who led the traverse), Jarloo Kiguktak an advisor […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 14 July 2007: Using an iPhone on Mars
One of the things you have no problem fining on Devon Island is electronic gear. It is everywhere.
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 11 July 2007: Heading North
Our flight today from Ottawa to Resolute Bay began with a little drama. Last night when Matt Reyes flew from Las Vegas to Philadelphia to Ottawa his luggage did not […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 10 July 2007: Back to the Arctic
Once again I am headed north to Devon Island, the home of the Haughton-Mars Project. This is a place many have come to call “Mars on Earth” for its similarity […]
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Exploration, Science, and Art: A Book Review of Terra Antarctica and Driving to Mars
When it comes to exploration, there’s nothing like being there. Yet at some point, all explorers need to tell others what they have seen – as well as find a […]