Tuesday, June 21, 2011

And Substantially East

So where exactly is Julie Carter going:

Devon Island, the largest uninhabited island on Earth, is located in Baffin Bay, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon_Island

Houghton Mars Project---Research camp
The Haughton meteorite impact crater, on Devon Island, Nunavut, in the Canadian high arctic, is 20 km in diameter and formed 23 million years ago. It is one of the highest-latitude terrestrial impact craters known on land (75°22'N, 89°41'W).

More info: http://www.marsonearth.org/about/crater.html

Google Earth has images

18 Days and Counting 

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