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Mars on Earth

Posted by michael on from the red-dead-and-dusty dept.

rmohr02 writes "According to Reuters, scientists at Leicester University have recreated the atmospheric conditions of Mars in order to aid in planning the mission of the Beagle 2, set to leave for Mars in May 2003 and arrive the following December. The Beagle 2 will be searching for life and plans to set down on top of an underground lake."

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  1. Not as impressive... by Cmdr+Taco+(luser) · · Score: 3, Informative

    ...as what a poster to another article showed us here

    The Leicester people have "...recreated the hostile Martian atmosphere in a box the size of a desktop computer"

    Whereas NASA Ames Research has "...a vacuum chamber more than 6 meters across"

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