Mars Desert Research Station
HANKSVILLE, UTAH, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 8, 2017: The Mars Desert Research Station hab, with tunnels running the greenhouse (center) the observatory (top) and science lab (left). In front are two Mars rovers and four ATVs. "The Solar System is a tiny drop in our endless cosmic sea. Very few planets within it host an environment suitable for life forms to exist. The closest of those is Mars." End of Mission summary. The Mars Desert Research Station is a space analog facility in the Utah desert operated by the Mars Society. Crews of researchers come for 2-3 weeks at a time to field research related to a future Mars mission. These images were taken during research trip of Crew 174, the first Indian crew. The quoted text comes from the crew reports that were filed during their time in the field. (Photo by Benjamin Rasmussen/Getty Images Reportage)

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