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MDRS118 Mission Plan, 26 April 2012
MDRS118 crew plan a large number of diverse projects. These are:
- Antipodes 2012
- Art and Space
- Astronomy & Navigation - Make a Star Compass
- Biosecurity - Impact of Human Activity on Ecosystems
- Biosecurity - Organisms Wish List for Mars
- Collecting a Suite of Gravels to Characterise Geology Outside the Immediate Area
- Cultural Encounters - Significance of Culture in Space Exploration
- Design a Mission Patch
- E-learning: Geology
- Food Safety - HACCP
- Fossils and the Importance of Negative Results In Science
- From Teachers - Mission To Mars Project
- Geographical Information Systems GIS
- Lichens and Terraforming
- Mars Analog Panoramic Photography
In addition we will be undertaking other activities that include:
- Cooking on Mars
- Inventory of Hab Food Supplies.
- Outreach 1: Producing a documentary about MDRS.
- Outreach 2: Producing School Resources for NZ students
- Outreach 3: New Zealand schools and public via Carter Observatory Wellington.
Watch the original programme video on YouTube ↗
Equipment MDRS118 crew brought to Hab:
- Outreach equipment,.
- Cameras
- Garman GPS
- Geological equipment: Rock hammer, hand lenses, compass
- Science kit Antipodes
School Resources Area
Special thanks go to our Mission Director Jon Clarke - Mars Society Australia for his help and sharing his experiences as geologist extraordinaire and member of previous MDRS and Spaceward Bound expeditions.