The Association was founded on April 11, 2002
as 'The Mars Club' by a group of 19 Founding
members, amongst them Nobel Laureate Baruch
Blumberg, who gathered in the Saint Stephen's
Green Pub in Mountain View, California. At
that meeting the was
adopted. The Founders declared the Mars Club
as a forum for expeditioners and explorers
interested in exploring the frontiers of
Mars, including the deserts, mountains, poles
and caves. It also included within its remit
those who have explored Mars analog environments,
which could include analog environments on
the moon.
Mars analog environments are environments
that are similar to Mars, like regions in Antarctica
or the Arctic. At the time of writing there
have been no human expeditions to Mars. Those
that have an interest in Martian exploration
can find expression of their ambitions through
these environments. Mars analog environments
also underscore the connections between Earth
and Mars explorers and their common vision
of exploration.
Founders
: Alain Berinstain, Baruch Blumberg,
Geoffrey Briggs, Sam Burbank, Nathalie Cabrol,
Charles Cockell, Wanda Davis, Imre Friedmann,
Edmond Grin, Gerda Horneck, Pascal Lee, Larry
Lemke, Christopher McKay, Michael Meyer, Andrew
Schuerger, Michael Sims, Kelly Snook, Carol
Stoker, Kimberly Warren-Rhodes
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