List of Mars analogs

Concordia Research Station at Dome Charlie. Concordia station is a Franco-Italia effort that replicates certain aspects of the human Mars mission and supports the ESA Aurora program.^[1]

Biosphere 2 in Arizona

Crew for a Mars research mission practice techniques on Devon Island, in the Canadian arctic

This is list of Mars analogs, that simulate aspects of the conditions human beings could experience during a future mission to Mars.

For example, in the 1960s the Soviets confined three cosmonauts for a year to prepare for longer space missions.^[2] Modern examples include an 120-day study in Hawaii to test a space food diet,^[3] and equipment tests inside Austrian mountain caves in 2012.^[4]

Mars analogs are sometimes chosen for their location, for example, Devon island is at 75°N latitude which provides solar radiance similar to the Martian Equator.^[5] Similarly, high altitudes can provide an equivalent to the low pressure of the Mars atmosphere

Among these are:

• Mars-500, simulated a 520-day mission in Moscow.
• Mars Analogue Research Station Program, simulated Mars habitats
  • Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station
  • Mars Desert Research Station
  • European Mars Analog Research Station
  • Australia Mars Analog Research Station
• Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition, annual expeditions to remote sites
• Concordia Station, multi-purpose Arctic base^[6]
• HI-SEAS, crewed tests in Hawaiian mountains.^[3]
• NEEMO, underwater base.

At about 28 miles (45 km) Earth altitude the pressure starts to be equivalent to Mars.^[7]

See also

• Mars analog habitat
• Category:Human spaceflight analogs
• Research stations in Antarctica
• Space station

References

1. Mission to Mars via Antarctica 21 December 2005
2. Science Illustrated - Preparing For Mars (5-6 of 19)
3. Hawaii Space Exploration Analogue & Simulation
4. Christoph Seidler - Austrian Cave Sets Stage for Red Planet Voyage (2012) - Der Spiegel
6. Mission to Mars via Antarctica 21 December 2005