Feldspar

07/28/2019

After a couple full days in the lab, my time with this FELDSPAR trip is coming to a close. I will miss these people until next time!

07/25/2019

Holuhraun day was lovely, and as successful as Dyngjusandur day! I will post more images of how it went soon, but in the meantime here is a video of some water crossings encountered to get there and back to Akureyri! (No music was added, it was ambient in the Hilux)

07/24/2019

Dyngjusandur Day is off to a great start! FELDSPAR to the rescue of a car full of tourists stuck in the sand since last night... needed the Ranger’s help to pull off the rescue and get back to work! ☺️

07/24/2019

On our way to Dyngjusandur!!!

07/24/2019

Turning on the lights of our cabin...

07/23/2019

Carlie wins at Tetris, wait, I mean packing FELDSPAR equipment!!

07/23/2019

FELDSPAR team is on its way to Vatnajökull National Park again!! Just a quick stop at a waterfall (Godafoss).

04/27/2019

FELDSPAR the episode:

The NASA Astrobiology Program presents Astrobiology in the Field, Episode 1: Iceland, created by Mike Toillion. This expedition is the first installment in a...

04/27/2019

FELDSPAR the official trailer:

Astrobiology in the Field Episode 1: Iceland Official Trailer The NASA Astrobiology Program presents Astrobiology in the Field, Episode 1: Iceland, created b...

04/27/2019

FELDSPAR: the unofficial trailer!

After spending an amazing week following the FELDSPAR team around Iceland, documenting their study of volcanic lava flows and their relation to the search fo...

04/27/2019

Congratulations to Dr. Anna Simpson on the award of her NASA Astrobiology Early Career Collaboration Award! This will let Dr. Simpson travel to Iceland ahead of the short FELDSPAR primary mission to learn and deploy various sampling strategies under collaboration with Oddur Vilhelmsson and Sean Skully!

04/02/2019

Our work is featured on NASA Astrobiology Program's new documentary series. The video is set to premiere on our YouTube page this Thursday, April 4th, at 11am Pacific time/2pm Eastern time.

Read more about it here: https://mailchi.mp/nasa/nasa-video-premiere-astrobiology-in-the-field-iceland

Astrobiology in the Field Episode 1: Iceland Official Trailer The NASA Astrobiology Program presents Astrobiology in the Field, Episode 1: Iceland, created b...