Negev Desert
Six scientists and technical experts “landed on Mars” on Friday, or rather, a secret and isolated site near Mitzpe Ramon in southern Israel to participate in the D-Mars Project, a first-of-its-kind simulation in Israel in conjunction with the Israel Space Agency and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space.
Israel’s Arava desert seems an unprepossessing place to find uplifting stories of love. But looks are deceiving, and what may appear as a largely barren landscape to outsiders is in reality much more hospitable—and full of life and love.
