
Shoofly Oolites: Landscape of Mars
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesOolites are rocks made up of small round calcium carbonate deposits (not sand) which look like tiny (BB-size) eggs. The Shoofly Oolite area is a geologic wonderland located about 70 miles away from Boise near Grand View Idaho. It's probably the closest you can come to hiking on the surface of Mars. The hike is […]