Step Into Idaho’s Fiery Moonscape Where NASA’s Apollo Astronauts Learned to Moonwalk

In a fascinating intersection of space exploration and Earth science, NASA’s Apollo astronauts once trained on the alien-like lava fields of Idaho’s Craters of the Moon, preparing to explore the Moon’s surface. This volcanic terrain mirrors lunar and Martian geology, with lava tubes, cinder cones, and vast basaltic flows. Over time, resilient ecosystems emerged among [...]