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9:01 am
Fri January 11, 2013
Simulating The Red Planet, On The Pale Blue Dot
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Originally published on Fri January 11, 2013 10:03 am
What's it like to live--and cook--on Mars? To find out, researchers are simulating Mars missions in Russia, and on the slopes of a Hawaiian volcano. Kim Binsted talks about her study to whip up tastier space food. Porcini mushroom risotto, anyone? And sleep expert Charles Czeisler talks about how humans adapt to the 24.65-hour Martian day.