World’s largest empty island scarred with craters is so desolate it’s used as a fake MARS to train for con...

THE world's largest empty island is so desolate it's used as a fake Mars by scientists to train for space.Not a single soul calls this place home on a permanent basis, yet many scientists have set foot upon the Mars lookalike to plan for life beyond our atmosphere.

While Devon Island's living conditions and sparsity are of particular interest, the presence of a huge crater also attracts plenty of attention.The Haughton impact crater, as it is known, was formed around 32 million years ago when an object estimated to have been approximately 1.2 miles in diameter hit the surface.

The Haughton Crater now ripples with canyons, valleys and craters and is covered in ice that routinely thaws and freezes. Devon Island is also home to the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station, where scientists and researchers test "Low Level Laser Light Therapy" used to keep astronauts flexible and limber in space.

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