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Mars Institute to drive HUMMER-based rover through Northwest Passage

It might seem a bit paradoxical to drive a HUMMER for 1,200 miles across the thin ice of the Northwest Passage with the goal of investigating climate change in the arctic circle, but that's exactly what a crew from the Mars Institute is planning to do. The team will be charting the thickness of the ice as it moves at about 12 miles per hour over the surface, but the information gathered during the trek will really just be a bonus. The team's first priority will be to see how the HUMMER-based rover fares in these harsh conditions. At some ... Read more →

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