I. Analog location: The Davis Mountains in Reasons for: Our
location in Houston is too tropical to be considered as an
analog location. Even on our school grounds, we have too many
buildings, plants, trees and people for it to be like the Moon.
We wanted something more similar to the Moon’s environment. In
the Davis Mountains there are remote areas that make you feel
like you are on the Moon. This mountain range was formed by very
heavy volcanic activity during the Cenozoic Era. Volcanoes here
erupted for 10 million years! There is igneous rock here that
reminds us of the basalt you can find on the Moon. But this area
would be a good, isolated environment with little traffic if you
travel far into the mountains. The weather can be very cold or
hot, similar to the Moon. Also, cell phones may not work, so
computers and ham radios may be the way to communicate, just
like when you are on the Moon trying to talk to someone Reasons
Against: Although the mountains are volcanic and give some
desolate places to build