Dating sites tom chaffin

But there’s a definite lunar-like mysteriousness to this Canadian oddity, which looks its weird and wonderful best in summer, when water levels drop and individual pools of briny water form.Their colours – some are yellow, others are green or blue – are the result of the high concentration of minerals (including calcium and magnesium sulphate) in the surrounding rock.These minerals inevitably seep into the pools of water, which are believed (by some) to have healing properties. It doesn’t get more moon-like than Chile’s El Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon), which you’ll find in the Atacama – one of the world’s driest deserts.Aerial view of the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) La Silla facility in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, about 600 km north of Santiago in the depths of Chile's bone-dry Atacama desert, taken on June 6, 2019.OK, the moon might not have kangaroos, but that’s beside the point – just ask Roger Federer, who commented on the landscape’s lunar-like qualities during a post-Australian Open visit.The thousands of limestone structures, some of which are over five metres tall, were formed 25,000 years ago when limestone-rich sand and ancient sea shells were pummelled into a fine powder before being blown inland by coastal winds.We’re not naming a specific location for this one, simply because there are so many Icelandic locations which resemble the moon.

Suddenly the average garden-based water feature looks rather boring.This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.Half a century on, and experts believe we’ll soon be able to book commercial space flights.This geological area contains dozens of hot springs and is extremely picturesque, owing to the boiling turquoise waters against a backdrop of a gorge.However, swimming is not permitted due to the unpredictable nature of the hot springs, which can suddenly erupt at boiling temperatures.