Photo: Suiting up for the Red Planet

Ben Audlaluk of Grise Fiord tests a new space suit on Devon Island in Nunavut’s High Arctic. Audlaluk started working with the Haughton-Mars project in 2007. Now, he’s the only local worker on the project. The Canadian Space Agency cut funding for the project, which is still supported by NASA. Read more about the project which uses the Haughton crater as a test site for Mars on Nunatsiaqonline.ca. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MARS INSTITUTE/ HMP)