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 by Staff Writers Mountain View CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2019
The Mars Institute and the SETI Institute are announcing a new partnership between Google and the NASA Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) to advance Mars exploration at one of the most otherworldly places on Earth: Devon Island, in the high arctic. The announcement is accompanied by the release of new street view imagery; a Google Earth guided tour highlighting the Mars-like geology of Devon Island; and a documentary short captured at HMP on the Google Pixel 3. "We are excited about this new partnership with Google on the Haughton-Mars Project and about the data products being released. They allow us to share with the world some of the Mars-like wonders of the site and the fieldwork that we do," says Dr. Pascal Lee, planetary scientist with the Mars Institute and the SETI Institute, and director of the NASA HMP at NASA Ames Research Center. The NASA Haughton-Mars Project is a leading international Mars analog field research project centered on the Haughton meteorite impact crater site and surrounding terrain on Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. As one of the most Mars-like places on Earth, the site is often referred to as Mars On Earth. Over its twenty-two years of history, the NASA HMP has made many contributions to the advancement of Mars science and exploration through field studies at the site. In August 2018, a team from Google participated in the HMP's 2018 summer field campaign as a new education and public outreach partner on the project. The main objective for Google at HMP-2018 was to collect street view imagery to allow Google Earth and Google Maps users to visit Devon Island virtually, and to create a Google Earth guided tour illustrating, via factual narrative, how Devon Island is so similar to Mars. In addition, a 10-minute documentary titled "Mars on Earth: A Visit to Devon Island" was produced. The video, shot entirely in HD using Google's latest Pixel 3 smartphone, shows a sampling of the research activities carried out at the HMP over a 10-day period. "We were very humbled by the opportunity to get a glimpse into the work planetary scientists are doing on Devon Island. Now we are thrilled to share the results of our time on the world's largest uninhabited island with Google users," says Katja Minitsenka, who is leading this effort within Google. The Google documentary short takes viewers to the breathtaking "magnificent desolation" of Devon Island, and invites them to share in daily life at the Haughton-Mars Project Research Station (HMPRS), the project's base camp. The HMPRS is currently the largest privately operated polar research station in the world, and the leading field research facility dedicated to the advancement of planetary science and exploration. The video also captures some of the research being conducted at HMP during the 2018 field season, including flight tests and science application studies of NASA's Mars Electric Reusable Flyer or MERF, an experimental aircraft for Mars exploration currently under development at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. "This new partnership between Google and the NASA Haughton-Mars Project, one of many groundbreaking research projects at the SETI Institute, is a beautiful example of how private industry and non-profits can come together to advance science, exploration, education, and public outreach," says Bill Diamond, President and CEO of the SETI Institute. "Stay tuned for more in the near future."
Rehearsing for the Mars landings in Hawaii and Idaho Hamilton, Canada (SPX) Mar 19, 2019 Imagine astronauts on Mars, tasked with picking rock samples that will be used by scientists to search for signs of life. But they can only transport a limited number back to Earth. What should they look for? Are some types of rocks better than others? They could try to ask for advice from the team of geologists and biologists back on Earth, but due to the distance between Earth and Mars it could take roughly 40 minutes before they would receive a response. This isn't practical when time outside o ... read more
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