MARS-500

psychosocial isolation experiment conducted between 2007 and 2011 by Russia, the European Space Agency, and China, in preparation for an unspecified future crewed spaceflight to the planet Mars
Event experiment Q837727
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MARS-500

Summary

MARS-500 is an experiment[1]. MARS-500 ranks in the top 9% of experiment entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MARS-500 is located in Moscow[3].
  • MARS-500 is in the country of Russia[4].
  • MARS-500's instance of is recorded as experiment[5].
  • MARS-500's instance of is recorded as simulation[6].
  • MARS-500 is operated by Roscosmos State Corporation[7].
  • MARS-500's Commons category is recorded as Mars-500[8].
  • MARS-500 began on June 3, 2010[9].
  • MARS-500 ended on November 4, 2011[10].
  • MARS-500's main subject is social isolation[11].
  • MARS-500 involved {'amount': '+6'} participants[12].
  • MARS-500's study type is recorded as observational study[13].

Body

When and Where

MARS-500 began on June 3, 2010[9]. MARS-500 ended on November 4, 2011[10]. MARS-500 is in the country of Russia[4].

Context

Recorded instance of include experiment[5] and simulation[6].

Participants

MARS-500 involved {'amount': '+6'} participants[12].

Why It Matters

MARS-500 ranks in the top 9% of experiment entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2] MARS-500 has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] MARS-500 is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Panina Marina · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator Roscosmos State Corporation
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    End time +2011-11-04T00:00:00Z
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