NASA uses Devon Island to study Mars, primarily because it's barren and its freezing, polar desert conditions allow researchers to test next-generation rovers.
About Devon Island:
It is located in the Canadian arctic archipelago, within the zone classified as the High Arctic.
It is the world’s largest uninhabited island.
Ellesmere Island lies to the north of Devon Island and Baffin Bay lies to its east.
Although completely devoid of human settlements, a few species reside on the island.
Winters are extremely harsh with temperatures being as low as −50 °C.
The “out-of-the-world-like” landscape here is cold, dry, and rocky. Snow and ice blanket the island’s ice cap for the entire year.
NASA uses Devon Island to study Mars, primarily because it's barren, and its freezing, polar desert conditions allow researchers to test next-generation rovers.
It is home to a 14-mile-wide Haughton Crater. It was formed when a meteorite struck millions of years ago, leaving behind terrain that resembles the surface of Mars.
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