“Passage to Mars” is a documentary about a bunch of guys who try to drive across a large frozen stretch of the Northwest Passage. They attempt this feat as an […]
Haughton-Mars Project
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Away Team Report: Haughton Mars Project – Sea-Ice Traverse Mission Completed
An international team of researchers led by Mars Institute scientist Dr. Pascal Lee successfully reached Devon Island, High Arctic, on Sunday, 16 May, 2010 after a 13-day, 150 km vehicular […]
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Driving Across The Northwest Passage to Make Polar History
An international team of scientists has launched an expedition to drive the Northwest Passage on sea-ice this spring, marking the first time the Passage has ever been travelled in a […]
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Video and Live Webcams from Devon Island
Editor’s note: Three live webcams are now online at the Haughton-Mars Project Research Station on Devon Island: Webcam 1 |Webcam 2 | Webcam 3 Today’s video: Charles Cockell from Open […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 27 July 2007: Polar Deserts and Global TV
3:00 pm EDT 27 July 2007 I am sitting in a Lincoln Towne Car limo headed home from downtown Washington, DC after spending half a day doing TV interviews at […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 20-22 July 2007: The Persistence of Memory
20 July 2007 Friday was a day much like all of the others we experienced here on Devon Island. We awoke to a cool, brisk morning with bright sunshine and […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 19 July 2007: Sheer Audacity
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 […]
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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 […]