Simulated life on Mars in Hawaii

Scientists exit the dome that they lived for 8 months, on a Hawaii volcano, to simulate life on Mars.

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The volunteers Mars project scientists who have spent 240 days inside a dome, have completed their mission.

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The scientists are part of a human performance study funded by NASA.

The isolated project simulated life on a mission to Mars, to see how scientists worked together as a team.

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The dome was placed 2,400 meters up. near the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii.

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