Alien-Looking Landscapes You Can Actually Visit on Earth

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Lisette Marie
June 30, 2025

5. The Otherworldly Ice Towers of Mount Erebus, Antarctica

Active volcanoes not only spew lava, but also hot gases, some of them toxic, some of them just warm air with various amounts of steam and CO2. The vents for such gases are called fumaroles. They commonly form as magma brings groundwater to a boil, formi. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons @Alasdair Turner, GOLF 4-3-9 Antarctica Expedition 2012

Mount Erebus, Antarctica’s most active volcano, is home to bizarre ice towers that look like alien sculptures carved by the wind. These frozen chimneys, formed by geothermal heat escaping through the ice, constantly belch steam, creating an eerie mist. With its endless fields of ice and towering structures, this frigid landscape could easily double as an outpost on an icy moon like Europa.

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