[Antarctic Science]. Scott Base is New Zealand’s year-round Antarctic research station, and it provides an operationally established template for designing sustained human presence in extreme, remote environments such as Mars.
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Posted inAstrobiology (general), Education and Outreach, People Of Astrobiology, Status Report
U.S. Embassy New Zealand – New Zealand Astrobiology Network Astrobiology Celebration
This September, the U.S. Embassy partnered with the New Zealand Astrobiology Network to celebrate ten years of astrobiology in Aotearoa and 150 years of U.S.–NZ scientific collaboration.
Posted inAstrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
New Maps Reveal Lake Rotorua’s Hidden Depths And Hydrothermal Systems
Following on from the Lake Rotomahana (2020), Lake Rotoiti (2021), and Lake Tarawera (2022) map releases, this new addition has redefined our understanding of the region’s hidden depths.
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Chinese And New Zealand Scientists Dive to One of the Ocean’s Deepest Regions
A submersible pilot from China and a New Zealand scientist have become the first women to dive to Scholl Deep in the Kermadec Trench, 10 km below sea level.