Mars Rover Tests Driving, Drilling and Detecting Life in Chile's High Desert

Mars Rover Tests Driving, Drilling and Detecting Life in Chile's High Desert Moffett Field Ca (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 - Due to its extreme dryness, the Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the most important environments on Earth for researchers who need to approximate the conditions of Mars. Working in 90-plus-degree heat in arguably the driest place on Earth, the team behind NASA's Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies, or ARADS, project just completed its second season of tests. The project aims to sh ... more

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