A view looking across a lowland oasis on Devon Island. The higher density of vegetation at this location supports larger mammals such as arctic hares, migratory birds, and flowering plants during the short arctic summer.

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   Paul Knightly, PhD (paulknightly@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2024 09:19:36 JST Paul Knightly, PhD

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   FMARS is located on the rim of the Haughton Impact Structure on Tallurutit (Devon Island) in the Canadian high arctic. It's Mars-like qualities range from it's isolation down to its location at an impact crater in an ice-rich, periglacial environment.

   It was really a tremendous place to do some of my PhD research and it would be great to go back again in person someday, but I feel fortunate that I'm able to continue with this work remotely.

   Some of my favorite photos from 2017.