▁district ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁India <0x0A> </s> ▁M ull ins ▁Valley ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁four ▁mile ▁long ▁valley ▁located ▁at ▁ 5 , 4 0 0   ft ▁elev ation ▁in ▁the ▁Mc M ur do ▁D ry ▁Valle ys . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁dry ▁valle ys ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁contain ▁rock ▁gla ci ers . ▁US ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Program ▁( US AP ) ▁research ▁has ▁dated ▁the ▁sub sur face ▁ice ▁in ▁M ull ins ▁Valley ▁at ▁ 4 ▁million ▁years ▁old ▁making ▁it ▁among ▁the ▁oldest ▁ice ▁on ▁earth . ▁United ▁States ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Program ▁( US AP ) ▁research ▁has ▁also ▁shown ▁the ▁rock ▁gla ci ers ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁to ▁be ▁analog ous ▁to ▁the ▁Ar s ia ▁M ons ▁region ▁on ▁Mars . ▁N amed ▁for ▁Jerry ▁L . ▁M ull ins , ▁Phys ical ▁Scient ist , ▁Director , ▁Pol ar ▁Program s , ▁Ant ar ctic ▁and ▁Ar ctic ▁Program ▁for ▁United ▁States ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁( US GS ), ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁Ant ar ctic ▁ge oph ys ical ▁research , ▁and ▁U . S ▁Scient ific ▁Committee ▁( SC AR ) ▁delegate ▁to ▁SC AR ▁S CA G I ▁committee . ▁App oint ed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁Pol ar ▁Research ▁Board . ▁His ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁Ant ar ctic ▁field ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁Trans