The conditions of the Mistastin crater in Labrador are kind of like the moon.
Discovery Hill near the Mistastin crater in Labrador is shown in a handout photo. When scientists determined in the mid-1970s that the Mistastin crater in Labrador had lunar-like properties, the last Apollo mission had flown and it was too late for astronauts to take advantage of the site for training.
An impact crater is created when an asteroid or meteorite crashes into the Earth, melting and recrystallizing rock through shock waves. One of the unique things about Mistastin, he said, is that it is formed from anorthosite — a light-coloured, highly reflective stone — that makes up large parts of the moon's surface called lunar highlands.
A spokeswoman for the Canadian Space Agency said no decisions have been made regarding astronaut training at the moment. Osinski, who has been to the crater twice, said Mistastin could be used to train astronauts in field geology, teaching them how to record observations of a totally new area.
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