Caves of Mars Project

THEMIS image of probable cave entrances on Arsia Mons. The pits have been informally named (A) Dena, (B) Chloe, (C) Wendy, (D) Annie, (E) Abby (left) and Nikki, and (F) Jeanne.

The Caves of Mars Project was an early 2000s program funded through Phase II[clarification needed] by the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts[1][2] to assess the best place to situate the research and habitation modules that a human mission to Mars would require.[3] The final report was published in mid 2004.[3]

  1. ^ Robert Braun; et al. (2009). Appendix E: List and Statistical Analysis of NIAC Grants. National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-14051-5. Retrieved 2010-06-30. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ David, Leonard (2005-02-22). "Digging and Sniffing for Life on Mars". Space.com. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  3. ^ a b Boston, P.; Frederick, G.; Welch, S.; Werker, J.; Meyer, T.R.; Sprungman, B.; Hildreth-Werker, V.; Murphy, D.; Thompson, S.L. (2004), "System Feasibility Demonstrations of Caves and Subsurface Constructed for Mars Habitation and Scientific Exploration" (PDF), USRA Reports, NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, retrieved 2010-06-30