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Havejust made quite an interesting discovery. they've discovered a rock showing signs of photosynthesis which is strange because there's no light down here, so this is a pretty incredible breakthrough for these guys. finally, we make it to ares, and it's a bit of a squeeze in the decompression chamber. but the team are immediately analysing their samples. we're going to find out if the water has we collected earlier has got any signs of bacteria, basically any signs of life living inside it. in a previous expedition, they actually discovered a new species of amoeba. the important thing here is...

Laughs. our aim is to get to ares, our base, where we will be spending the night. it's anticipated that the first colonists to mars will also have to live underground in caves or lava tubes, to avoid interstellar radiation. and there's no time to waste on the experiments. ok, so i'm collecting some samples of the water that's trickling from above. it's really quite cool. speaks spanish so the guys havejust made quite an interesting discovery. they've discovered a rock showing signs of photosynthesis, which is strange because there's no light down here, so this is a pretty incredible breakthrou...

Parts of the earth and other parts of the solar system, for example. ah, we have a table. the pod is set up with everything to meet your basic needs, and after all that work, it's time for dinner. cous cous with chicken. wild berry yoghurt. they all sound the same. i'm going for one of my favourite dishes, bolognese. right, the water's in. give it a stir, leave for ten minutes. it looks a little bit like plastic. but i'm so hungry. that is actually quite nice. whilst the others finish up dinner, i sneak out to find out more about the project. also, any excuse to get suited up. ifeel like i'm i...

This particular expedition is just for the night, and is geared towards scientists who will be doing experiments as if they're on the red planet. wow. oh, my god. down we go. but, before any exploration, the team need to change. so this is the bit i've actually been waiting for, my very own spacesuit, although it's a lot thinner than i thought. i thought it was going to be this giant spacesuit that i was going to find a little bit unwieldy, but i think i can handle that. in fact, i think i've got an outfit like this at home. i look ready, ifeel ready, i'm ready. just one final touch. i'm ready...

Of knowledge and science, spending one month, several months, more than a year, in this station. more than a year?! wow. when you're talking about isolating people for several months or more than one year, there are so many things that come in that will be so useful for future space exploration. this experience isn't cheap. for non—scientists, it's about £5,000 for the 30—day experience, which includes preparation, training, and about three days in the cave. imean, mars. next up, cat moh is in iceland at the thingvellir national park, taking an icy dip between two tectonic plates. bubblin...