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Uni Árting, geologist and researcher at Jarðfeingi. Photo: Jarðfeingi
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Faroes are geologically similar to Mars
Faroes are geologically similar to Mars
NASA is using Faroese geological expertise to develop equipment for the Mars Perseverance rover
NASA’s Perseverance is a rover designed to explore the Jezero crater on Mars as part of the NASA Mars 2020 mission. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
03.11.2022 - 11:40
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has been on the lookout for a suitable testing ground for its Mars 2020 mission.
The choice fell on the Faroes because Faroese geological features were deemed to be similar to those of Mars, reports Jarðfeingi, the Faroese Geological Survey.
NASA recently invited Jarðfeingi researcher Uni Árting to join its Mars 2020 scientific team.
Árting has been helping NASA scientists to calibrate equipment used on the Perseverance rover and to analyse data reported back from the rover.
“This is still a relatively new experience for me,” he says.
“I have always had a passion for geology, the solar system and planets, so this is obviously a dream come true.”
Jarðfrøði director Niels Christian Nolsøe says he is pleased that Faroese geological research can be part of not only international but also interplanetary research.
“This confirms that the work we carry out here at Jarðfeingi is fully on par with other geological research institutes across the world,” he says.
Read the Faroese version of this article here.
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