Antarctica provides ICE to study behavior effects in astronauts
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 16:41
in Astronomy & Space
A trip to the Red Planet begins long in advance of liftoff. NASA's journey to Mars includes preparing astronauts to cope with several months of isolation, confinement, and in an extreme environment (identified with the acronym ICE). One of the best ways to study this on Earth is by observing others who also spend several months on actual ice in Antarctica.