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Preparing for the Moon and Mars at Potrillo

This volcanic field is a planetary analog—a place where scientists and engineers can test their instruments and techniques before sending them off to otherworldly environments.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Elizabeth Zubritsky, with information from Jake Bleacher (NASA Goddard), Timothy Glotch (Stony Brook University), Jose Hurtado (University of Texas at El Paso), and Kelsey Young (NASA Johnson).

Published September 19, 2017
Data acquired June 17, 2017

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Landsat 8 > OLI