China's first Mars simulation base debuts in Qinghai
By Shan Xin
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China’s first base simulating living conditions on Mars opened in the country's northwestern Qinghai Province on Friday. (Photo: VCG)
Spanning some 80 acres, the base can accommodate 60 people in sleep chambers and another 100 in tents. (Photo: VCG)
Spanning some 80 acres, the base can accommodate 60 people in sleep chambers and another 100 in tents. (Photo: VCG)
A total of $130 million have been invested into the project, as part of China's Mars exploration efforts. (Photo: VCG)
The region on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau is known for its sharp ridges and mounds of rock – known as yardangs – formed over centuries by wind erosion, which mirror similar features on the arid surface of the Red Planet. (Photo: VCG)