The Mars Institute is an international, non-governmental, non-profit research organization dedicated to advancing the scientific study, exploration, and public understanding of Mars. Headquartered at NASA Ames Research Center (USA), with offices in Toronto (Canada) and Stavanger (Norway). The Institute is a world leading organization in the advancement of Mars science and exploration, in particular the human exploration of Mars. The Institute also focuses on the Moon, Deep Space, Near-Earth Objects, and Mars’s moons Phobos and Deimos, viewed as key stepping-stones in the exploration of Mars. The Institute is also known as the organization behind several international conferences and mission studies to advance Mars exploration, in particular the Mars Institute operates the Mars analogue, Haughton-Mars Project Research Station on Devon Island, high Arctic.