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Mars Desert Research Station
The Mars Desert Research Station is near Hanksville UT in badlands in the Morrison Formation. The large structure is the Hab. The Musk observatory is to the right, the GreenHab to the left. Researchers come from all over the world to do simulations relative to the exploration of Mars. BYU students are doing a number of projects and support the projects of other groups. Read More

Department News for Saturday January 28th, 2012

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Upcoming Colloquia

Lawrence Crum to speak at Wednesday's colloquium

Lawrence Crum will give a talk titled "The Use of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound to Induce Tissue Ablation" on Wednesday, February, 1. The colloquium will begin at 4:00 PM in C215 ESC. [Read More]

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Planet Aurora Borealis

Illuminated by an eerie greenish light, this remarkable little planet is covered with ice and snow and ringed by tall pine trees. Of course, this little planet is actually planet Earth, and the surrounding stars are above the horizon near Östersund, Sweden. [Read More]

The Astronomy Picture of the Day is a NASA web site that features a new image or photograph of the universe each day.

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