Halfway point in Hawaii Mars simulation dome, crossed by scientists
The six scientists that are living in isolation in the Hawaii Mars simulation dome have now reached the halfway point in their mission.
The six members of the crew, Ansley Barnard, James Bevington (crew commander), Joshua Ehrlich, Laura Lark, Samuel Payler and Brian Ramos, have reached the halfway point in their 8-month long mission in which they are living in isolation so as to simulate life for the astronauts that will travel on Mars.
The crew have been doing geological fieldwork and basic daily tasks in a huge dome that is found in an abandoned quarry on the Mauna Loa volcano, located on the Big Island in the archipelago.
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UH HI-SEAS Mission V #Mars simulation marks midway point https://t.co/kD3FHF4cQW @HI_SEAS Mars Daily pic.twitter.com/vfe7mgDO2r
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The area has little vegetation and the scientists have no contact with the outside world, with communications to a mission control team being time-delayed with 20 minutes so as to match how much time would take for radio waves to pass between our planet and Mars.
The dome is operated by the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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