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CSA Astronaut David Saint-Jacques Sets Out for Geology Training in Northern Quebec

2014-08-18 - Aerial view of the Clearwater lakes created by meteorite impacts. The geology expedition will be visiting the Western lake (left).

From August 18 to September 3, 2014, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut David Saint-Jacques is in the Arctic, in Northern Quebec, to learn methods and techniques for conducting geological fieldwork that could be applied during future missions to the Moon or an asteroid. David Saint-Jacques is accompanying Western University's Dr. Osinski and his team from the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration as they study the Western Clearwater Lake. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)

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Photo taken on August 18, 2014

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