iceland has some of the most diverse set of terrestrial analogues in close proximity to one another that exist anywhere on the planet. so you could be on mars, then you could drive down the road and be on something similar to the moon? that s right. in 1965 in 1967, the original apollo astronauts came here to iceland because they believed that the that the terrestrial analogues that existjust north of vatnajokull glacier, around askja volcano, would be most similar to where they would be landing on the surface of the moon. and when those astronauts eventually landed on the moon, they realised wow this looks a lot like iceland . needn t have gone all that way, then! yep. but seriously, today, i have been taken to an analogue which could be very similar to ourfirst home on an alien world.
properly in the field on either the moon or mars. scientists call landscapes which are analogous to other planets analogues and daniel leeb and gunnar gudjonsson are hoping to promote iceland to do this kind of research. so they formed a 2 person operation that they are calling the iceland space agency. iceland has some of the most diverse set of terrestrial analogues in close proximity to one another that exist anywhere on the planet. so you could be on mars, then you could drive down the road and be on something similar to the moon? that s right. in 1965 in 1967, the original apollo astronauts came here to iceland because they believed that the that the terrestrial analogues that existjust north of vatnajokull glacier, around askja volcano, would be most similar to where they would be landing on the surface of the moon. and when those astronauts eventually landed on the moon,
so you could be on mars, then you could drive down the road and be on something similar to the moon? that s right. in 1965 in 1967, the original apollo astronauts came here to iceland because they believed that the that the terrestrial analogues that existjust north of vatnajokull glacier, around askja volcano, would be most similar to where they would be landing on the surface of the moon. and when those astronauts eventually landed on the moon, they realised wow this looks a lot like iceland . needn t have gone all that way, then! yep. but seriously, today, i have been taken to an analogue which could be very similar to ourfirst home on an alien world. the last place that you d want to live on the moon or on mars is on the surface. the atmosphere of mars is toxic, the soil is poisonous and abrasive and it will cut through your suit and stick to your equipment. it has a thin atmosphere and no real magnetic field, so it can t protect you from
planets analogues and daniel leeb and gunnar gudjonsson are trying to promote iceland as a place to do this kind of research. so they formed a two person operation that they are calling the iceland space agency. iceland has some of the most diverse set of terrestrial analogues in close proximity to one another that exist anywhere on the planet. so you could be on mars, then you could drive down the road and be on something similar to the moon? that s right. in 1965 and 1967, the original apollo astronauts came here to iceland because they believed that the that the terrestrial analogues that existjust north of vatnajokull glacier, around askja volcano, would be most similar to where they would be landing on the surface of the moon. and when those astronauts eventually landed on the moon, they realised wow this looks a lot like iceland . needn t have gone all that way, then! yep.
really know how to problem solve and create the instruments that are going to be able to be operated properly in the field on either the moon or mars. scientists call landscapes which are analogous to other planets analogues and daniel leeb and gunnar gudjonsson are hoping to promote iceland to do this kind of research. so they formed a 2 person operation that they are calling the iceland space agency. iceland has some of the most diverse set of terrestrial analogues in close proximity to one another that exist anywhere on the planet. so you could be on mars, then you could drive down the road and be on something similar to the moon? that s right. in 1965 in 1967, the original apollo astronauts came here to iceland because they believed that the that the terrestrial analogues that existjust north of vatnajokull glacier, around askja volcano, would be most similar to where they would be landing on the surface of the moon.