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From Earth to space: Testing tech in lava tubes for future space exploration

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A group of Australian researchers traveled to Lanzarote , more than 18,000 km from their home base in Brisbane , to test their navigation and mapping technology with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in a lava tube.

Lava tubes are natural tunnels created by lava flowing along or under the surface.

DLR's SCOUT Rover deploys novel spoked wheels and flexible back elements to navigate through and around obstacles.

Future funding could bring the technology to lava tubes on the moon, and one day Mars .

"It's the best part of the job, honestly. Seeing our tech out in the real world doing real things you have to accept some humility," Fletcher said.

"You really got a sense of.. this is the kind of environment you might be faced with," Fred said.

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