The Desert Inside Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2 is a 3-acre earth science research facility built between 1987 and 1991 in the foothills of the Santa Catalina mountains near Tucson, Arizona. The sealed biosphere structure recreates five of Earth's biomes, including a rainforest, an ocean with a coral reef, wetlands, a savannah grassland and a desert. A crew of eight people were sealed inside the glass structure for two years from 1991 to 1993 during the first research mission, and a crew of seven were sealed inside for six months in 1994 during the second mission. Biosphere 2 is now owned by the University of Arizona which uses it in researching Earth's water cycle and how it relates to climate change, among other things.
The Desert Inside Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2 is a 3-acre earth science research facility built between 1987 and 1991 in the foothills of the Santa Catalina mountains near Tucson, Arizona. The sealed biosphere structure recreates five of Earth's biomes, including a rainforest, an ocean with a coral reef, wetlands, a savannah grassland and a desert. A crew of eight people were sealed inside the glass structure for two years from 1991 to 1993 during the first research mission, and a crew of seven were sealed inside for six months in 1994 during the second mission. Biosphere 2 is now owned by the University of Arizona which uses it in researching Earth's water cycle and how it relates to climate change, among other things.