An identical tent used by the couple while they were on the run was presented to jurors as part of evidence in the trial over the death of their baby daughter.
The evidence was shown as Marten and Gordon are thought to have been sleeping in a tent in temperatures dropping below freezing.
Jurors at the Old Bailey were shown identical tents and sleeping bags to the ones used by Marten and Gordon during their time on the run.
Members of the jury inspected and climbed into the blue tent which was erected in the courtroom.
Two sleeping bags, one blue with white stars and another turquoise with rainbows and unicorns on, were also handed around the jurors.
Dr Richard Wild, a forensic meteorologist, told the court that conditions in January and February were largely typical for the time of year.
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However, Dr Wild also said the conditions were “wintery” at times with lowest temperatures recorded around -4 degrees Celsius.
The trial heard earlier in proceedings how the couple bought the tent and sleeping bags from Argos while on the run in Whitechapel.
Marten and Gordon are thought to have been seen camping in the tent in Stanmer Park and near Seven Sisters cliffs.
The couple are charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the body of their baby daughter was found in a Lidl bag for life in allotments in Hollingbury, Brighton on March 1.
Marten and Gordon were both arrested on February 28 in Golf Drive in Brighton.
Earlier in the day the court heard a police interview from Mark Gordon where he defended his partner as an “excellent mother” who had “experienced extreme trauma”.
The couple are also charged with concealing the birth of a child, causing or allowing the death of a child, child cruelty and perverting the course of justice. They deny all of the charges.
The trial at the Old Bailey continues.
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