Coverage of the 2009 AMASE Expedition to Norway’s Svalbard island continues. In this installment, Adrienne Kish discusses the steps that were taken to prepare the FIDO rover for its first appearance on Svalbard, where it is collecting samples and looking for signs of life in preparation for Mars.

Part 1: AMASE 2009 Expedition Takes Off
Part 2: Roving the AMASEing Arctic