Italien, ARCHES Roboter von DLR und ESA erkunden Vulkan Ätna als Quasi-Mond June 29, 2022, Nicolosi, Catania, Italy: The extraordinary similarity, that between the black lava expanses of Etna and the lunar soil, is making it possible, from 12 June to 9 July 2022, to create the Arches Space-Analog Demonstration. A three-step analog mission in a base camp at an altitude of 2600 meters on the highest volcano in Europe. A project by the German Aerospace Center, with the participation of ESA, the European Space Agency, to test the performance of different types of Rovers that scientifically focus on geological research and radio astronomy. Fundamental simulations in view of a future space station, the Lunar Gateway. Nicolosi Italy - ZUMAf148 20220629_zip_f148_007
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Italien, ARCHES Roboter von DLR und ESA erkunden Vulkan Ätna als Quasi-Mond June 29, 2022, Nicolosi, Catania, Italy: The extraordinary similarity, that between the black lava expanses of Etna and the lunar soil, is making it possible, from 12 June to 9 July 2022, to create the Arches Space-Analog Demonstration. A three-step analog mission in a base camp at an altitude of 2600 meters on the highest volcano in Europe. A project by the German Aerospace Center, with the participation of ESA, the European Space Agency, to test the performance of different types of Rovers that scientifically focus on geological research and radio astronomy. Fundamental simulations in view of a future space station, the Lunar Gateway. Nicolosi Italy - ZUMAf148 20220629_zip_f148_007
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