Ice Cave

Pretrip

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July 9th 2008
Dear friends and family, Today, I am packing for my caving expedition to Chile. The purpose of this trip is to map caves, for a NASA project, in the Atacama region of Chile. We are going to the Atacama because it is very similar to Mars. The Atacama is the driest place on earth and has little to no vegitation. The project goal is locate caves on Mars, using thermal detection devices, so we are ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more