Project Jarntimarra – Mission Accomplished

Follow the course of the highly successful Starchaser sponsored Jarntimarra expedition to the red centre through the eyes of the participants! Read the travel logs from Jennifer Laing and Jason Hoogland on the JNT-1 expedition homepage. Also, see the newly updated photo gallery.
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Email our Mars Experts in the Field!

The Jarntimarra-1 field expedition currently in central Australia is composed of some leading experts in Mars related research, including:

  • Dr Carol Stoker, NASA Ames Research Centre – Mars Pathfinder Scientist
  • Dr Larry Lemke, NASA Ames Research Centre – Advanced projects engineer currently working on Mars airplane
  • Prof Vic Gostin, University of Adelaide – Geology of central Australia, paleo-geology and meteorite impacts
  • Dr Jonathan Clarke, Australian National University – Geology of central Australia, Mars geology
  • Dr Graham Mann, Murdoch University – Robots for Mars an

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Mars Odyssey and Mars Society Australia – the ‘Down Under’ Connection

Mars Odyssey has emerged from behind Mars after orbital insertion at 1pm 24 Oct 2001 Eastern Australian Time. View the latest press release (pdf) on Mars Odyssey and the Mars Society Australia. See also the NASA press kit (pdf) on Mars Odyssey.
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Jarntimarra Press Kit Released

Download the newly released official Jarntimarra press kit (pdf), which contains information about all aspects of the expedition. The expedition itinerary can be found here. Any media inquiries can be directed to public relations director Jennifer Laing at pr@marssociety.org.au. or by telephone on (0417 135 113).
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Starchaser Sponsors Outback Expedition

The Mars Society Australia has announced that a scientific team including experts from a number of Australian universities as well as several NASA researchers will travel to outback South Australia and the Northern Territory on October 27 to examine sites suitable for analogue research activities.

Undertaken as part of Project Jarntimarra, the expedition is being sponsored by U.K.

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Ever Wondered What a ‘Mars Car’ Would Look Like?

In 2000, Mars Society Australia (MSA) commenced its first technical project, Marsupial, following an award of US$10,000 from the international Mars Society. You can now follow the evolution of a simulation platform designed to represent a real Mars pressurised rover online!

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Jarntimarra Goes Online!

The Project JarntimarraDatabase (JNT-DB) is now publicly available online. The database is a growing catalogue of Mars analogue sites in various locations throughout central Australia. MSA believes that Australia is become one of the best places in the world for undertaking field simulation testing of real Mars mission equipment and forplanning human missions using analogue equipment. The Australian outback resembles in many ways the barren Martian surface.

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