The European MaRs Analog Station for Advanced Technologies Integration (ERAS) project is an extension of the Mars Society Mars Analog Research Station (M.A.R.S.) program, which envisions addressing the “Five Showstoppers for Mars” identified by the scientific community as:
* Hypogravity
* Radiation
* Need for Regenerative & Bioregenerative Life Support
* Martian Dust
* Planetary Protection (Forward- and back-contamination)