This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Arizona chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.
Space ship? Alien invasion? None of the above. Pictured is what Life magazine considers one of the top “50 Must-See Natural and Man-made Marvels.”: Biosphere 2. The Biosphere 2 was completed in 1991 and was designed to replicate Earth’s environment and sustain a human population. The interior is over seven million square feet in area (or 2.5 football fields) and houses a rainforest, desert savannah, ocean, and coastal fog desert. Today, the biosphere is managed by the University of Arizona, draws over 100,000 visitors every year, and is a center for groundbreaking new science.