The art-researcher and Planetary Collegium student Benjamin Pothier joined a geological and glaciological expedition in the Chilean desert, in conditions similar to Mars. He joined a group of explorers and climbers, including astronaut candidates from the PoSSUM program, for a 15 day expedition to one of the harshest environments on Earth and the most similar environment… Continue reading I explored the Atacama dessert as if it were Mars
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Plymouth University PhD candidate returns from ‘Mars’
Benjamin Pothier, a Plymouth University PhD candidate in the Planetary Collegium research group, is successfully back from a Mars analog expedition to the Atacama desert in Chile. On 1st February 2017, he joined a group of explorers and climbers, including astronaut candidates from the PoSSUM program, for a 15 day expedition to one of the harshest environments… Continue reading Plymouth University PhD candidate returns from ‘Mars’
Benjamin Pothier’s Expedition To Ngozuma Glacier
Photographer, documentary film director and anthropology researcher, Benjamin Pothier, is joining Dr Ulyana Horodyskyj, a glaciologist and climate change educator trained as a Scientist-Astronaut in the PoSSUM program, for an expedition to Ngozumpa Glacier in Nepal in May-June 2016. The team will conduct scientific research into glacier melting that could become a threat to the population… Continue reading Benjamin Pothier’s Expedition To Ngozuma Glacier