Martian Landscapes

A stark contrast between red sand dunes and the white sand beach immediately next to it can be seen along the southern Somali coast.

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.

This steaming, yellow-tinged landscape is filled with sulfur-encrusted volcanic vents.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

These gleaming gypsum sand dunes are the second-largest in North America.

Leonardo da Vinci was one of many to find inspiration in this unique, rocky landscape in Tuscany.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

This striking otherworldly landscape outside Angola's capital city is the product of millions of years of erosion.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.

Like Mars, but much closer.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.

Australia's only active volcanoes and highest peak are located on these remote islands thousands of miles away from the mainland.