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To The Moon, Jeremy! Canadian Astronaut Thinks Off-Planet Geology During Arctic Trip
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen after rescuing a rover out of the mud in the Arctic’s Haughton Crater. Hansen was participating in a geology expedition in July 2013. Credit: Jeremy Hansen/Twitter
It takes gumption to go knee-deep in mud to save a stranded rover. Or to climb up precarious slopes in search of the perfect rock. Oh, and did we mention the location is best accessible by air, with no towns nearby?
Take these challenging conditions, which Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen faced in the Arctic this month, and then imagine doing this on the moon. Or an asteroid. Or Mars. Scary, isn’t it? But that’s what he’s thinking of and training for as he does geology work a few times a year.
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Post tags: analog environment, Canadian Space Agency, gordon osinski, haughton crater, Jeremy Hansen, western university
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