A Venture into Astrophysics: Forward Unto Dawn

Friday, July 15, 2011

Forward Unto Dawn

Yellowknife was fun and tomorrow we set our eyes on Resolute Bay. Once we reach Resolute Bay, Devon Island will be our goal. The island adjacent to the island on which Resolute Bay is located is Devon.

We 'll be stopping in Cambridge Bay, and then head for Resolute Bay by 4:00 PM tomorrow, Central time. Devon Island and the HMP Research Camp will come shortly after that.

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Telescopic Pursuits

College of San Mateo student, San Mateo County Astronomical Society member, and Mars Institute intern Luis Alvarez (right) with Dr. Pascal Lee, planetary scientist at the Mars Institute and the SETI Institute, and director of the Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) holding the SMART (San Mateo Arctic Research Telescope) project's banner in front of the HMP's Moon-1 Humvee Rover on Devon Island, High Arctic. The Moon-1 recently completed the Northwest Passage Drive Expedition and reached the HMP Research Station via Resolute Bay, Cornwallis Island, where the SMART will be established. (Photo Mars Institute/Haughton-Mars Project/H. Bortman)

Robotic Pursuits

College of San Mateo student and Mars Institute intern Luis Alvarez (left) with MDA Information Systems, Inc. lead engineer Sean Dougherty with the Haughton-Mars Project (HMP)'s Moon-1 and Mars-1 Humvee Rovers and the MDA robotic arm mounted on the Moon-1. Luis participated in a field experiment led by planetary scientist Dr. Pascal Lee, Director of HMP, to investigate the future use of robotic arms by astronauts for sampling asteroids, the Moon, and Mars from pressurized exploration vehicles. (Photo Mars Institute/NASA/Haughton-Mars Project/P. Lee).

GeoTechnical Pursuits

Dr. Kris Zacny of Honeybee Robotics with College of San Mateo student and Mars Institute intern Luis Alvarez during the geotechnical survey of terrain types at and around the Haughton impact structure, Devon Island, High Arctic. Kris is seen holding the dynamic cone penetrometer used for the study. The survey is part of the "Robotic Follow-up Experiment" led by Principal Investigator Dr. Maria Bualat of NASA Ames Research Center and funded by NASA's Moon and Mars Analog Missions Activities (MMAMA) Program. (Photo Haughton-Mars Project- 2011/Pascal Lee).