Researchers training in Hawaii to simulate Mars mission

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Scientists will mix biology and geology this month inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park as they help NASA get ready for an eventual manned mission to Mars.
The researchers will hike around Mauna Ulu to practice collecting rock samples as they would on the Red Planet, The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Friday.
The purpose is to develop protocols that would be used on a real Mars mission to identify and protect samples that could host life.
One of the concerns is contami