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

A twin otter arrived this morning with new HMP participants, Laurent Lichtenstein (film director), Tom Chase (Hamilton Sundstrand), Dr. Charles Frankel (author, planetary geologist), Sasa Simeonie from Resolute Bay, Prof. Charlie Mason (Morehead State University) and two of his students, Megan Ennis and Bill Atwood. Nick Wilkinson (HMP Project Manager) and Christine Pires (HMP System Support Specialist) were also on the flight, returning after a short stay in Resolute Bay.

Dr. Pascal Lee (Director, HMP / NASA Ames, Mars Institute, SETI Institute) gave a talk about the Moon and showed non-trivial comparisons between Haughton Crater on Devon Island and Shackleton Crater at the south pole of the Moon, a location which is a likely candidate for future human missions to the Moon.

The Communications team, Dr. Stephen Braham (SFU / HMP Associate Director), Christine Pires (SFU / HMP System Support), and Steve Baird (UBC / HMP Field Assistant) worked diligently to get a live streaming video feed set up, in addition to other time lapse photos and web cams, for the August 1 total solar eclipse! The totality on Devon Island will be at 4:25 am CDT.

HMP Participants all have eclipse glasses ready, however, the clouds are still solid. At the very least, we will encounter one minute and 41 seconds of total darkness, which will be profound, especially for participants who have been experiencing 24 hour daylight for multiple weeks. Everyone will be awakened one hour before the totality of the eclipse.

Photo Set: HMP RS - July 31, 2008

"HMP7SFU Portable Elaine out and clear"