Planetary Fieldwork: A HI-SEAS Adventure

On the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawai'i, scientists from NASA Goddard partnered with the crew of the HI-SEAS habitat to conduct field tests with a backpack-sized instrument called the Miniaturized Laser Heterodyne Radiometer (mini-LHR). The instrument is collecting atmospheric data and, at the same, is being used to help train the HI-SEAS crew to perform the kinds of duties that would be required of explorers. This type of fieldwork is an important step in developing instruments that could be used by humans for exploration and research on another planet. Footage provided by NASA and HI-SEAS.

Music Provided by Killer Tracks: "Mornin Beautiful" - Jim Brickman & Luke McMaster.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/David Ladd