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The Mars Desert Research Crew 42 in a walking mission outside of the hub in Hanksville, UT. in January, 2006. ......The Mars Society, a non-profit organization of private scientists dedicated to furthering exploration and settlement of the Red Planet, are always looking for a few good Martians. ..Located in the Utah desert, previously unfathomable Martian life comes tangibly alive as volunteer ?Martians? go through the rigors of what it would take to live on Mars. As part of a global program of Mars exploration research, the Mars Society has set up field research stations (habitats) in sites chosen to simulate Mars-like conditions. Scientists from all around the world gather for weeks at a time at the MDRS to research the constraints of human life on Mars. Every crew of volunteers at the MDRS includes biologists, geologist and other researchers. Crews clad in space suits live in splendid isolation for two weeks at a time. Habitats are also located in deserts in the Canadian Arctic, the Australian outback and Iceland...