LUNAR LANDINGS

Posted on 2011-08-22

NASA released staggering new images this week of our familiar Moon but in a crisper guise never before seen, old human footprints still imprinted on its alien-like surface in startling clarity. The images come just before the space agency launches another mission to the Moon, but whilst space exploration is to be saluted for all its great strides for mankind – let’s not forget those truly ethereal sights a little closer to home.

Meet La Luna Valley, Chile. The clue is in the name with this one. Carved out by wind and rain erosion, this strange lunar landscape is one of the driest places on Earth. Great arid lakes are sprinkled with salt creating a grey-white otherworldly surface. Like battle scars; pot holes pepper the land telling tales of meteoric collisions. Prepare for dreamlike desert days giving way to ‘out of this world’ nights as the land is bathed in subtle moon-glow. No need for a lunar capsule here, just a healthy dose of curiosity and a pair of fidgety feet.

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