Australia NASA Expedition 2009

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Columbus Space Program

Spaceward Bound: Australian Mars Analogy Research

1st 21 pictures taken by Jim Thompson

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above Arkaroola
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Paralana Hot Springs from the air
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Paralana Hot Springs from the air
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Crust!
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National Geographic
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Paralana Hot Springs
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Paralana Hot Springs
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Add a peach sky and its Mars!
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Mauree Helicopter crew
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Helo view of Mauree
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Whale off coast by sydney
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Ancient shoreline
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golden spike
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Dust storm from helicopter
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Roadside lecture by Vic!
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Whales off coast by sydney
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double rainbow
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Food for the expedition, Thanks MSA!
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water in the desert
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Level 4 "roads" -- anything for science
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fossil!
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Alpha and Beta Centauri + Southern Cross (D. Bryant)
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Large Magellanic Cloud (D. Bryant)
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Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (D. Bryant)
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Great Milky Way shot! (D. Bryant)
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Paralana Hot Springs from airplane (J. Thompson)
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Paralana Hot Springs from airplane

Geiger counter reading ~11k counts/min! Hot rocks

"near threatened" yellow-footed rock wallaby