The experiments

Telecommunication relays and marking risk areas

How to communicate with crew members without satellites or magnetic field? How to map risk areas ? This project proposes an original solution based on the use of telecommunication relays and sound beacons.

Characterization of the environment by seismic refraction

Characterization of Martian subsurface under a geological and hydrogeological perspective is essential to understand the Martian environment. The objective of this project is to assess the interest of seismic refraction.

Physiotherapeutic experiment about Muscle wasting

How to avoid degradation of the physical condition of a crewed mission to Mars? This project proposes to test the effectiveness of stress exercises and strength tests, coupled with the use of a cuff.

Spectroscopy

Mars offers an ideal site to install an observatory ! Indeed, with an atmosphere 100 times less thick, the data are not distorted. Spectroscopy experiment on Mars would be very interesting.

Detection of muons

The objective of this experiment is to detect muons under "Martian condition", using a portable muon detector provided by the University of Louvain

Cartography and topometry around the base with drones

Characterizing the area around the station using a drone is the subject of this ambitious project.

Study of the renewal of oxygen by photosynthesis

The survival of a manned mission is only viable if resources renewal is possible. This experiment aims to test an oxygen-renewal process in a closed cycle.

Characterization of the environment by X-Ray Diffraction

Finding water on Mars is a major concern and a manned mission will certainly try confirming assumptions made by NASA. This project aims to characterize the hydration rocks by X-ray diffraction.