Mock Mars Mission Photos: Life on a Simulated Red Planet
Komorowski Assists Jessup During 'Marswalk'
Crew 133 member Matthieu Komorowski (right) assists Joseph Jessup during a "Marswalk" at the Mars Desert Research Station, Jan. 8, 2014.
Commander Crock During 'Marswalk'
Crew 133 commander Paula Crock during a "Marswalk" in Utah's desert near the Mars Desert Research Station, Jan. 15, 2014.
Crock "Marswalking" in the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry
Crew 133 commander Paula Crock "Marswalking" in the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry, which is an ATV ride away from Utah's Mars Desert Research Station, Jan. 15, 2014.
Journalist Howell at the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry
The shadow of journalist Elizabeth Howell's spacesuit falls across a small gorge at the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry, which is an ATV ride away from Utah's Mars Desert Research Station, Jan. 15, 2014.
Frozen River at the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry
A frozen river at the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry, which is an ATV ride away from Utah's Mars Desert Research Station, Jan. 15, 2014.
Main Crew Workroom at Mars Desert Research Station
The main crew workroom at Utah's Mars Desert Research Station. The crew "staterooms" or bedrooms are just to the left, out of the picture. Pictured is Joseph Jessup, Crew 133 engineer.
Engineering Room
The engineering room in the downstairs of Utah's Mars Desert Research Station. At left is a mannequin used for medical procedures by Crew 133 doctor Matthieu Komorowski.
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Mars Desert Research Station Tools
Tools at Utah's Mars Desert Research Station.
Journalist Howell on Ladder
Journalist Elizabeth Howell on the ladder connecting the upper and lower floors of the "Habitat" at Utah's Mars Desert Research Station.
Crew 133 Patch
The Crew 133 patch at Utah's Mars Desert Research Station. The crew stayed at the Mars Society facility in January 2014.
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Elizabeth Howell (she/her), Ph.D., was a staff writer in the spaceflight channel between 2022 and 2024 specializing in Canadian space news. She was contributing writer for Space.com for 10 years from 2012 to 2024. Elizabeth's reporting includes multiple exclusives with the White House, leading world coverage about a lost-and-found space tomato on the International Space Station, witnessing five human spaceflight launches on two continents, flying parabolic, working inside a spacesuit, and participating in a simulated Mars mission. Her latest book, "Why Am I Taller?" (ECW Press, 2022) is co-written with astronaut Dave Williams.