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

A twin otter arrived today with four new HMP participants, Dr. Marcelo Vazquez (NSBRI), Mary Roach (author of best sellers: Bonk, Stiff and Spook), Eleanor Whitworth (daughter of Alex Whitworth who sailed the Northwest Passage from Australia to London), and Dr. John Parnell (Department of Geology and Petroleum, University of Aberdeen).

Marcelo will be here until the end of the season and has a busy agenda. He is continuing with radiation measurements that Dr. Vince Pisacane (US Naval Academy / NSBRI) started last week. Marcelo will also be conducting "walk back" experiments to measure the metabolic cost on an "astronaut" of various terrain and slopes, working on techniques for slope calculation, studying soil characteristics, in addition to other research projects.

The DAME team, Sarah Thompson (NASA Ames), Sarah Huffman (NASA Ames) Shannon Statham (Georgia Tech) and Joanna Cohen (Honeybee Robotics), lead by Brian Glass (NASA Ames), performed more core sampling with the DAME, working mainly on software upgrades. They will have one more full day with the DAME. They have had a very successful season with the HMP so far and are meeting their goals and expectations.

Photo Set: HMP RS - July 29, 2008

"HMP7SFU Portable Elaine out and clear"