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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 02 > Driving to Mars

Driving to Mars

Tour the otherworldly landscape of Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds

By Alandra Johnson / The Bulletin
April 2, 2009

One section seems like a bumpy, rocky otherworldly section of the moon. Another spot could be a beautiful red-hued hillside on Mars.

But despite these spacey comparisons, both the Sheep Rock (moon) and Painted Hills (Mars) units of the John Day Fossil Beds offer unique landscapes that are well....

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