Haughton–Mars Project

Human-centered computing (HCC) studies are aimed at determining how human explorers might live and work on other planetary objects, in particular on Mars.

[1] Conducted jointly by SETI and the Mars Institute, the project's goal is to utilize the Mars-like features of Devon Island and the impact crater to develop and test new technologies and field operating procedures, and to study the human dynamics which result from extended contact in close quarters.

By 2000, the science and exploration research goals had been set, and a number of features which could serve as Mars analogs had been found.

A large number of governmental and non-governmental organizations and agencies worldwide contribute annually to the project's activities.

The active period of the project is in the summer, when tens of researchers, students, support staff, and media arrive on site.