Team Brazil Begins Work at MDRS

A five-person team from Brazil, consisting of four high school students and a veteran aerospace official, began a one-week rotation over the weekend at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) outside of Hanksville, Utah.   MDRS crew 111, commanded by Marcos Roberto Palhares, will carry out field studies in the areas of astronomy and geology.     The duration of most MDRS crew rotations is usually two weeks in length.  Originally scheduled for a full 14-day stay, the Brazilian team unfortunately arrived in Utah late due to travel problems caused from severe flooding in South America’s largest country.   The Mars Society and the MDRS executive team would like to wish ‘Team Brazil’ “grande sucesso durante a sua estadia no planeta Marte!" (“great success during its stay on the planet Mars!”). [Image: MDRS]