PANGAEA trainees during guided exploration in Italy

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and NASA’s Kate Rubins during guided field exploration at the Bletterbach canyon, in Italy.

The PANGAEA course is designed to provide European astronauts with introductory and practical knowledge of Earth and planetary geology to prepare them to become effective partners of planetary scientists and engineers in designing the next exploration missions.

The course also aims to give astronauts a solid knowledge in the geology of the Solar System from leading European scientists.