February 23, 2008
In just over four months the Mars Institute along with our research partners from various organizations and space agencies
will once again make the trek to the HMP Research Station in the high arctic for the 12th year of research activities by
the Haughton-Mars Project.
As we get closer to deploying we'll keep you up to date on what specific activities we'll be
doing this year. One added bonus event this year is the total solar eclipse happening on August the 1st. The HMP Research Station
is directly in the path of totality so we should have an excellent viewing and research opportunity, weather permitting of course.
The Haughton-Mars Project will be using even more social media tools this year to keep you up to date. To start, we invite you to follow us
on our HMP Research Station Twitter channel. Twitter is social micro-blogging service.
October 11, 2007
We had a great field season with some of the best weather ever for our researchers. At this time
we have been debriefing with all the participants the events of the past field season and making plans
for an even better field deployment next year. As well next year has an added bonus of a
total solar
eclipse occurring on August 1st with our research station being in the direct path. This provides us
with an opportunity for additional research we might not normally do from our location.
The HMP Research Station is unoccupied at this time however ongoing research is being conducted in the Arthur
Clarke Mars Greenhouse with data being collected daily and being sent back by satellite to researchers in Vancouver and
Montreal.
About the Haughton-Mars Project
The Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) is an international interdisciplinary field research project
centered on the scientific study of the Haughton impact structure and surrounding terrain,
Devon Island, High Arctic, viewed as a terrestrial
analog for the Mars.
The rocky polar desert setting, geologic features and biological attributes of the site offer unique
insights into the possible evolution of Mars - in particular the history of water and of past climates on
Mars - the effects of impacts on Earth and on other planets, and the possibilities and limits of life in
extreme environments.
In parallel with its Science program, the HMP supports an Exploration program
aimed at developing new technologies, strategies, humans factors experience, and field-based operational
know-how key to planning the future exploration of the Moon, Mars and other planets by robots and humans.
The HMP is managed and operated by the Mars Institute with support from the SETI Institute. HMP-2007 is our 11th field season.
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