Lava tubes like those in Hawaii can help astronauts prepare for what life might be like on Mars or the moon. ... These astronauts are preparing for life on Mars by living in Hawaiian lava tubes.

Lava tubes beneath the surface of Mars and the moon could be, respectively, 100 and 1,000 times wider than lava tubes on Earth, which could provide shelter and create exploration opportunities ...

Created when molten lava flows under the surface, lava tubes are thought to exist on both Mars and the moon, providing potential shelter for human explorers.

Lava tubes on the moon and Mars are thought to be promising locations for finding signs of extraterrestrial life, and studying Mauna Loa's lava tubes could provide clues about extremophiles — ...

Data suggests lava tubes exist on those planets. “We also see features that resemble lava tubes, these long cave systems created by lava flows,” Musilova said.

One of the HI-SEAS crewmembers is pictured exploring Mauna Loa's lava tubes, an Earthbound analog for lava tubes on Mars and the moon. Photo by HI-SEAS. April 27 (UPI) ...

Humans have never traveled to another planet. We’ve visited Earth’s moon but despite sending rovers, orbiters, and probes to places like Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and … ...

Moonwalking on Mauna Loa. That’s been the name of the game for the astronaut candidates of the HI-SEAS habitat atop the Hawaiian volcano, and today, team ...

“We can find lava tubes on planet Earth, but also on the subsurface of the Moon and Mars according to the high-resolution pictures of lava tubes’ skylights taken by interplanetary probes.

For example, lava tubes on the moon can be as warm as 63 °F. That's plenty warm enough for life to arise inside. It's unclear if lava tubes on Mars would also be this warm — it's not a stretch ...