Martian Landscapes

The subtle interplay of fire and water is hard to ignore at this remote Jamaican spring.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Lunar landscape, a mud volcano and bizarre rock formations.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Splashes of blue in an otherwise monotonous lunar landscape.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.

A salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneys.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

Massive sinkholes on a mountain in one of the most remote places in Venezuela.

Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.

Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.