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Mars Spacesuit Tested On Icelandic Glacial Climb

Scientists visited Grímsvötn volcano and Vatnajökull ice cap in Iceland to test the MS1 Mars analog spacesuit by climbing a glacier, while wearing it. The Iceland Space Agency (ISA) says the area is one of the most Mars-like environments on Earth. It’s the largest ice in Europe and covers 8 percent of Iceland. Designers from NASA and Rhode Island School […]

SnowBrains | September 6, 2019
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