A close-up view of NASA astronaut Kate Rubins as she analyzes images from the microscope associated with the ESA Electronic FieldBook (EFB) to better recognize minerals contained in rocks outcropping […]
Field Trip
Posted inAstronauts and Explorers, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Fossils & Paleontology, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Moon, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
ESA Astronauts Practice Lunar Away Team Missions In Norway
Two European astronauts are following the traces of a treasure trove of rare, Moon-like crystals in a Norwegian fjord as part of the PANGAEA geology training course.
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Away Team Tech: The BASALT Research Program
The articles associated with this Special Collection focus on the NASA BASALT (Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains) Research Program, which aims at answering the question, “How do we […]
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Away Team Training: Turning Astronauts Into Planetary Explorers
ESA’s geology training course PANGAEA has come of age with the publication of a paper that describes the quest for designing the best possible geology training for the next astronauts […]
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Away Team Tricorder Tech: Draper Multi-Environment Navigation (DMEN)
NASA astronauts tried out their moon exploration gear recently in the Arizona desert.
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Away Team Tech: 3D Flora And Fauna At Your Fingertips
Reporting in Research Ideas and Outcomes, a Kyushu University researcher has developed a new technique for scanning various plants and animals and reconstructing them into highly detailed 3D models. To […]