Mars on Earth 10
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."
Not as impressive... (Score:3, Informative)
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"
Re:Not as impressive... (Score:2)
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Leicester University create Mars-in-a-box... (Score:1)
Re:Uhh... (Score:1)