A robotic rover is used during the simulation, directed by a mission support centre in Austria. AFP
Scientists at the Ramon Crater in the desert of southern Israel. A team of five men and one woman have begun simulating what it will be like to live for about a month on Mars. Reuters
Astronauts prepare for their training mission for future Mars expeditions. The six, from Portugal, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Israel, will be cut off from the world, leaving their artificial habitat only in spacesuits. AFP
Israeli astronaut Alon Tenzer prepares his spacesuit before starting the training mission in the Negev desert. AFP
German astronaut Anika Mehlis and Austrian colleague Robert Wild get ready for the mission. AFP
Dressed in a spacesuit, an astronaut prepares to enter the sealed "habitat" that simulates life on Mars. AFP
A scientist takes part in a demonstration near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel. Reuters
The astronauts find time for a photo before entering their "Martian habitat". Reuters
A drone hovers in the desert during an experiment. Reuters
Spacesuits on for a demonstration. Reuters
The "habitat" where astronauts from Europe and Israel are taking part in the AMADEE-20 Mars simulation. AFP
Handling a drone while wearing a spacesuit requires dexterity. AFP
A robotic rover is used during the simulation, directed by a mission support centre in Austria. AFP
Scientists at the Ramon Crater in the desert of southern Israel. A team of five men and one woman have begun simulating what it will be like to live for about a month on Mars. Reuters
Astronauts prepare for their training mission for future Mars expeditions. The six, from Portugal, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Israel, will be cut off from the world, leaving their artificial habitat only in spacesuits. AFP
Israeli astronaut Alon Tenzer prepares his spacesuit before starting the training mission in the Negev desert. AFP
German astronaut Anika Mehlis and Austrian colleague Robert Wild get ready for the mission. AFP
Dressed in a spacesuit, an astronaut prepares to enter the sealed "habitat" that simulates life on Mars. AFP
A scientist takes part in a demonstration near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel. Reuters
The astronauts find time for a photo before entering their "Martian habitat". Reuters
A drone hovers in the desert during an experiment. Reuters
Spacesuits on for a demonstration. Reuters
The "habitat" where astronauts from Europe and Israel are taking part in the AMADEE-20 Mars simulation. AFP
Handling a drone while wearing a spacesuit requires dexterity. AFP
A robotic rover is used during the simulation, directed by a mission support centre in Austria. AFP
