Editor’s note: Circular pits – and caves – have been discovered on the Moon and on Mars. They have been suggested as possible locations for establishing base camp infrastructure since […]
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Video: Why CAVES Are Interesting To Astrobiologists
NASA Astrobiologist Penelope Boston, explains why caves are interesting to astrobiologists.
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Away Team Practice: Space Exploration Goes Underground
Is there life in Martian caves? It’s a good question, but it’s not the right question—yet. An international collaboration of scientists led by NAU researcher Jut Wynne has dozens of […]