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Dhananjay Khadilkar

From the Lab: Why Lanzarote is drawing astronauts to the Canaries

Lanzarote's volcanic landscape is an ideal training ground for astronauts. © Dhananjay Khadilkar

Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands, is a major tourist attraction known for its pristine beaches. Its volcanic landscapes have also made it an ideal training ground for geologists, astronauts and space engineers.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has been training astronauts on the volcanic terrain of Lanzarote since 2016.

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