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10 places in the American West that make you forget which planet you're on
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This article highlights ten unique landscapes in the American West that feature geological formations so unusual they are frequently used as stand-ins for alien planets in film and science. It explores the aesthetic and scientific appeal of these remote locations.
Salt flats, hoodoos, painted deserts, bristlecone forests — the landscapes so strange that NASA and Hollywood use them as stand-ins for other worlds
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