NASA is going to Hawaii to train for martian hunting

NASA's next stop in the quest to find Martian life: Hawaii. Researchers partnering with the federal space agency will travel to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to prepare for future manned missions to the Red Planet. The project, called Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains (BASALT), will last two weeks. The national park's rough terrain is similar to what astronauts might encounter on Mars. Once the teams reach the site, they will figure out new ways to collect biological samples without disturbing the natural bacteria that might live on Mars' surface. John Hamilton, astronomer at the University of Hawaii at Hilo