{"id":351686,"date":"2021-10-11T19:20:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T16:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/in-a-rocky-israeli-crater-scientists-simulate-life-on-mars\/"},"modified":"2021-10-11T19:20:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T16:20:43","slug":"in-a-rocky-israeli-crater-scientists-simulate-life-on-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-a-rocky-israeli-crater-scientists-simulate-life-on-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"#In a rocky Israeli crater, scientists simulate life on Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#In a rocky Israeli crater, scientists simulate life on Mars<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>RAMON CRATER, Israel, Oct 10 \u2013 From the door of the expedition base, a few small steps to the left an autonomous rover passes by. A few giant leaps to the right is an array of solar panels. The landscape is rocky, hilly, tinged with red. Purposefully it resembles Mars.<\/p>\n<p>Here, in the Ramon Crater in the desert of southern Israel, a team of six \u2013 five men and one woman \u2013 have begun simulating what it will be like to live for about a month on the red planet.<\/p>\n<p>Their AMADEE-20 habitat is tucked beneath a rocky outcrop. Inside they sleep, eat and conduct experiments. Outside they wear mock space suits fitted with cameras, microphones and self-contained breathing systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the motto of fail fast, fail cheap, and have a steep learning curve. Because for every mistake we make here on earth, we hope we don\u2019t repeat it on Mars,\u201d said Gernot Gromer, director of the Austrian Space Forum.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A couple of astronauts from a team from Europe and Israel walk in spacesuits during a training mission for planet Mars at a site that simulates an off-site station at the Ramon Crater in Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert on October 10, 2021. \" class=\"wp-image-19766275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A couple of astronauts from a team from Europe and Israel walk in spacesuits during a training mission for planet Mars at a site that simulates an off-site station at the Ramon Crater in Mitzpe Ramon in Israel\u2019s southern Negev desert on October 10, 2021. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Austrian association is running the project together with the Israel Space Agency and local group D-MARS.<\/p>\n<p>A number of recent Mars probes have captivated astronomy fans across the world with robotic rovers like NASA\u2019s Perseverance and, for the first time, the helicopter Ingenuity, offering a glance of the planet\u2019s surface. But a manned mission is likely more than a decade off.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-24-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Scientists pose for a group photo during a demonstration of an experiment led by Austrian and Israeli agencies simulating a mission to Mars near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel October 10, 2021. \" class=\"wp-image-19766295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-24-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-24-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-24-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Scientists pose for a group photo during a demonstration of an experiment led by Austrian and Israeli agencies simulating a mission to Mars near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel October 10, 2021. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters\/Amir Cohen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With AMADEE-20, which was supposed to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en in 2020 but was postponed due to COVID-19, the team hopes to bring new insight that will help prepare for that mission, when it comes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe habitat, right now, is the most complex, the most modern analog research station on this planet,\u201d said Gromer, standing beside the 120 sq meter (1,300 sq feet) structure shaped like two large, connected yurts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"An aerial view of a habitat where astronauts from a team from Europe and Israel will participate in a training mission for planet Mars at a site that simulates an off-site station at the Ramon Crater in Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert. \" class=\"wp-image-19766326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An aerial view of a habitat where astronauts from a team from Europe and Israel will participate in a training mission for planet Mars at a site that simulates an off-site station at the Ramon Crater in Mitzpe Ramon in Israel\u2019s southern Negev desert. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The six team members are constantly on camera, their vital signs monitored, their movements inside are tracked to analyze favorite spots for congregating. All this to better understand the human factor, Gromer said.<\/p>\n<p>Outside, other engineers and specialists work with a drone and rover to improve autonomous navigation and mapping on a world where GPS is not available.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-25-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A scientist holds a drone as he participates in a demonstration of an experiment near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel.\" class=\"wp-image-19766333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-25-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-25-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-25-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A scientist holds a drone as he participates in a demonstration of an experiment near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters\/Amir Cohen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All together they will carry out more than 20 experiments in fields including geology, biology and medicine and hope to publish some of the results when finished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are six people working in a tight space under a lot of pressure to do a lot of tests. There are bound to be challenges,\u201d said Alon Tenzer, 36, wearing the space suit that carries some 50 kg (110 lb) of equipment. \u201cBut I trust my crew that we are able to overcome those challenges.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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