Oct 15, 2018
A first look at China’s Mars simulation base out in the Gobi Desert
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: climatology, space
China’s first Mars simulation base opened to the press on Friday in Gansu Province in the northwest of the country, providing a glimpse of the project mainly intended to popularise space among youth.
The base is located in the Gobi Desert, 40 kilometres away from the downtown area of Jinchang, a city in Gansu. The natural features, landscape and climate are being described as resembling Martian conditions.
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