HMP Research Station | Haughton-Mars Project: HMP Research Station Status Report

A twin otter arrived this morning and brought one new HMP participant, Jonathan Nelson (Mars Institute, intern, exploration). Departing were Dr. Christian Otto (Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa) and Dr. Vince Pisacane (US Naval Academy / NSBRI). Nick Wilkinson (HMP Project Manager) also went out on this flight to help in Resolute for a few days, but will be back on Thursday.

We are in the direct path of the very rare solar eclipse on August 1, and anxiously watching the weather forecasts. Unfortunately, the weather isn't looking good for the eclipse, with cloudy skies and possible rain. At the very least we will have a moment of darkness, which will be amazing in itself after being in solid daylight for so long.

John Schutt (HMP Base Camp Manager) has been continually surveying the land in and around the HMP base camp with the help of Kimik, the camp watch dog who follows John around every moment of the day.

The DAME team, Sarah Thompson (NASA Ames), Sarah Huffman (NASA Ames) Shannon Statham (Georgia Tech) and Joanna Cohen (Honeybee Robotics), led by Brian Glass (NASA Ames), went back out to the site after breakfast and stayed until well after dinner. After they had a hot meal that the cooks, Mike Langenhan and Mia Bourne, had saved for them, they went back out once again.

Photo Set: HMP RS - July 28, 2008

"HMP7SFU Portable Elaine out and clear"