Simulating the moon at the Cinder Lakes Crater Fields
Monday, November 3, 2014 - 08:30
in Astronomy & Space
Between the years of 1969 and 1972 the astronauts of the Apollo missions personally explored the alien landscape of the lunar surface, shuffling, bounding, digging, and roving across six sites on the Moon. In order to prepare for their off-world adventures though, they needed to practice extensively here on Earth so they would be ready to execute the long laundry lists of activities they were required to accomplish during their lunar EVAs. But where on Earth could they find the type of landscape that resembles the Moon's rugged, dusty, and—most importantly—cratered terrain?