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Using an Australian Mars Analogue Research Facility for Astrobiology, Education and Outreach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2017

Jennifer H. Laing ,
J. Clarke ,
J. Deckert ,
V. Gostin ,
J. Hoogland ,
L. Lemke ,
J. Leyden ,
G. Mann ,
G. Murphy  and
C. Stoker
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Jennifer H. Laing
Affiliation:
La Trobe University, Bundoora VIC 3083
J. Clarke
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Australian National University – ACT
J. Deckert
Affiliation:
Westprint Maps Nhill, VIC
V. Gostin
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Adelaide, SA
J. Hoogland
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, University of Queensland, QLD
L. Lemke
Affiliation:
NASA Ames Research Center, CA, U.S.A.
J. Leyden
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA
G. Mann
Affiliation:
School of Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA
G. Murphy
Affiliation:
Mars Society Australia
C. Stoker
Affiliation:
NASA Ames Research Center, CA, U.S.A.
M. Thomas
Affiliation:
Geoscience Australia, PO Box 378 Canberra, ACT 2601
J. Waldie
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, RMIT, Fishermans Bend, VIC
M. Walter
Affiliation:
Geoscience Australia, PO Box 378 Canberra, ACT 2601
M. West
Affiliation:
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney, NSW

Abstract

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The Mars Society is an international private organisation advocating the exploration and settlement of Mars. Part of its mission involves selecting areas for Martian analogue research, to test hardware, technology, strategies and human factors relevant to sending people to Mars. Mars Society Australia has selected an area in the Arkaroola region in the Flinders Ranges as the site for the first Australian analogue facility. The facility will be an invaluable public education and outreach tool for Australian science, focusing on astrobiology, and its role in future human Mars missions; demonstrating Australian contributions to astrobiology related science and work on terrestrial analogues to Martian environments.

Type
Education and Outreach
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 213: Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the stars , 2004 , pp. 553 - 558
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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