Exploration Imagery
This artist's concept depicts the hardware NASA astronauts might use on a crewed mission to the Red Planet. The artist, Pat Rawlings, depicts Pavonis Mons, a large shield volcano on Mars' equator overlooking the ancient water eroded canyon in which the base is located. Hardware seen here include the Mars explorer, a traverse vehicle, a habitation module, a power module, greenhouses, central base, lightweight crane and trailer, launch and landing facility, water well pumping station, a maintenance garage, tunneling device, water well drilling rig, large dish antennae, mast antenna, even a Mars airplane.
Credit: NASA/Pat Rawlings
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Date: May 28, 1985
Exploration Imagery
This artist's concept depicts the hardware NASA astronauts might use on a crewed mission to the Red Planet. The artist, Pat Rawlings, depicts Pavonis Mons, a large shield volcano on Mars' equator overlooking the ancient water eroded canyon in which the base is located. Hardware seen here include the Mars explorer, a traverse vehicle, a habitation module, a power module, greenhouses, central base, lightweight crane and trailer, launch and landing facility, water well pumping station, a maintenance garage, tunneling device, water well drilling rig, large dish antennae, mast antenna, even a Mars airplane.
Credit: NASA/Pat Rawlings
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Date: May 28, 1985