stanford university yungay station atacama desert, chile travel primer lauren fletcher – nasa ames...
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Yungay StationAtacama Desert, Chile
Travel Primer
Lauren Fletcher – NASA Ames Research Center/Stanford University
Christopher McKay – NASA Ames Research Center
Spaceward Bound: Atacama Season 1
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So……you wanna camp in the desert???
Roast Marsh-mellows? Dig Holes in the Ground? Climb Hills? Learn about Field Astrobiology? Look for Martians?
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The Bad News!!!
This ain’t no Burning Man....
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This ain’t no Burning Man....
The Good News!!!
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The Travel Primer
Provides lots of questionably useful information.
Please download and read....there will be a quiz tomorrow.
Please note the disclaimer in 4 point font.
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How To Get There? Third star to the left....on till dawn. Click your heels three times and repeat,
“There’s no place like the Atacama.” Follow the flight instructions provided by
Liza However....
Missed/Delayed flights happen all the time. Probably will miss the Bus ride, so….
S: 24º 4.180’; W: 69º 51.931’ Or, hop a flight to Antofagasta, call Benito (Phone
number), Send Email, we’ll come get you, or go to the Holiday Inn Express in Antofagasta.
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Yungay Station
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The Real Yungay Station
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The Real Yungay Station
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Yungay Station Set-up
Kitchen Main Lab
Common Area
CommunicationsTeam
Lab 2SleepingRoom
BathRoom
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The Accommodations Sorry, probably Tents Only.
Recommendation: 3-season Tent and Sleeping Bag, plus a ground matt.
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Transportation Generally a mix of two and four wheel drives...
....or a spare balloon or duck....
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Water We will be buying and bringing plenty of bottled
drinking water from Antofagasta. Please bring a personal water bottle.
We have a well, pump, and 500 gallon storage tank for the bathroom and toilet and shower Don’t expect to shower every day or hot water Water has low level of arsenic, so....
*DON’T DRINK THE WATER*!!!
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Food We will be buying and bringing plenty of food from
Antofagasta. We work on a communal food system.
We’ll prepare a lot of things, as well as will have lots of stuff to make sandwiches, etc.
First Come, First Serve, but there will be plenty of food.
If you have special dietary needs, please let us know. We generally have a vegetarian or two and we get a mix of food
so that there shouldn’t be a problem We’ll do our best to accommodate your needs I accept bribes in the form of 10’s and 20’s, unmarked and non-
sequentially numbered.
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Weather Dry and Sunny
Bring Lotion and Sun-block Temperatures (Remember it is a high desert):
Morning: Cool (50-70ºF) Day: Hot (80-100ºF) Evening: Cool (50-70ºF) Night: Cold (30-50ºF)
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Clothing And Other Clothing:
Bring many layers to keep warm. Long Underwear, T-shirts, and Sweaters Long sleeve shirts and pants for the daytime (high UV!) Gloves and knit hat for the night Gortex coat
Other: Sun-hat Flashlight Water bottle Sun-block What-ever else you think you need.
Ask Questions!!!
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We would like to Thank the Academy
Above All... Don’t Forget to have fun!!!