Australia Mars Analog Research Station
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The Australia Mars Analog Research Station (MARS-Oz) is a project being planned by the Mars Society
to conduct geological exploration under constraints similar to those found on Mars
, to develop field tactics based on those explorations, to test habitat design features and tools, and to assess crew selection protocols. The Mars Society of Australia
is seeking sponsors to construct MARS-Oz in the Lake Frome
Plains east of Arkaroola, and a primary focus of this MARS will be the search for ancient fossil
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Mars Society
The Mars Society is an international space advocacy non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars. It was founded by Robert Zubrin and others in 1998 and attracted the support of notable science fiction writers and filmmakers, including Kim...
to conduct geological exploration under constraints similar to those found on Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
, to develop field tactics based on those explorations, to test habitat design features and tools, and to assess crew selection protocols. The Mars Society of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
is seeking sponsors to construct MARS-Oz in the Lake Frome
Lake Frome
Lake Frome is a large endorheic lake in South Australia, east of the Northern Flinders Ranges. It is a large, shallow, unvegetated salt pan, 100 km long and 40 km wide, lying mostly below sea level and having a total surface area of 259,615 hectares...
Plains east of Arkaroola, and a primary focus of this MARS will be the search for ancient fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
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See also
- European Mars Analog Research StationEuropean Mars Analog Research StationThe European Mars Analogue Research Station is the third in the Mars Society's Analogue Research Stations.The unit is primarily funded by the United Kingdom, with the Euro-MARS science programme operated by a consortium of European Mars Society Chapters comprising the UK, France, The Netherlands,...
- Flashline Mars Arctic Research StationFlashline Mars Arctic Research StationThe Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station is the first of two simulated Mars habitats established and maintained by the Mars Society.-Background:...
- Mars Analogue Research Station Programme
- Mars Desert Research StationMars Desert Research StationThe Mars Desert Research Station is the second of four planned simulated Mars surface exploration habitats owned and operated by the Mars Society.-Background:...