Inside Mars 160: The Mars Society's Red Planet Simulation in Pictures

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Annalea Beattie Drawing in the Field

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The Dare Demo Dome's EVA Plan

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EVA plan for the Dare Demo Dome.

Demo Dome Assembly

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Assembling the dome in spacesuits.

Mars 160 Dome Construction Team

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The Martian Space Construction Company: Our Dome Team with tools, Claude-Michel, Jon and Anastasiya.

Dome Construction in Nepal

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Schoolkids construct the dome by themselves at Sindupalchok, Nepal.

Mars 160 Crewmember Yusuke Murakami in Antarctica

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Extremophile Yusuke Murakami in Antarctica in minus-50-degree temperatures.

Dare Demo Dome in the Dark

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The Dare Demo Dome in the dark.

Drawing Honeycomb Weathering

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Drawing honeycomb weathering populated by lichen.

Drawing B: With the Suit

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Drawing B: Detail from the disrupted sampling site (suited).

Drawing A: Without the Suit

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Drawing A: Detail from the disrupted sampling site (unsuited).

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