What places on Earth remind us of Mars? Scientists go to these "analogue" sites to help them understand Mars, and also to test new robots and tools. What can we learn in these environments?
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Will Earth become the next mars, will billions of years change Earth and become the next mars, another dead planet?
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When looking for Martian simulation areas on Earth what are the most important criteria NASA uses in choosing?
Have any scientists tried to accurately simulate the martian environment in the lab, in a big vacuum chamber, to see if any earth microbes could survive there?
Do scientists in other parts of the world allow NASA or research on their own environments like Siberia or other remote locations to simulate Mars?
The Mars RATs were in the high desert of Arizona a few weeks back - has this area been considered for other explorations of simulating Martian environments?
Are there any live video broadcasts from mars planned in the near future? maybe a 24/7 broadcast
