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

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Drawing Cross-Bedding

Drawing the cross-bedding in a paleochannel.

Mars 160 Crewmember Yusuke Murakami

Sitting under his own sign, architect Yusuke Murakami.

Mars 160 Crewmember Annalea Beattie

Mars 160 crewmember Annalea Beattie.

Drawing Ripples in Dry Creekbed

Drawing of ripples in a modern dry creek bed, given to geologist Jon Clarke to annotate as blind data.

Drawing Quartz Distribution

Drawing quartz distribution in the quadrat.

Drawing Hypolith Colonization

Using the magnifier to draw the degree of hypolith colonization on the underside of quartz pebbles.

Drawing Lichens in the Field

Drawing lichen distribution with the magnifying glass (as opposed to the hand lens).

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