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9 Places In South Dakota That’ll Make You Swear You’re On Another Planet

Published Jun 12, 2016

Written by 

Katie Randall Hughes

South Dakota or Mars? You won't be so sure anymore after looking at these photos of South Dakota that look like life on another planet.

1. This shot of Jewel Cave National Monument leaves you wondering which planet it was taken on.

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Alfonso Sintjago / Flickr

2. This may look like the terrain of another world but it's actually the Badlands at night.

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mikethefifth / Flickr

3. Ellsworth air force base at night looks pretty eerie. Enough to feel like it exists in a land far away.

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Gonzalo Alonso / Flickr

4. These spooky stormy skies look out of this world and yet they are right above South Dakota.

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David Kingham / Flickr

5. The glowing stars give off an etherial sense of being surrounded by other life forms.

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David Kingham / Flickr

6. The face of Mars or South Dakota? It could go either way.

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Adrian Lim / Flickr

7. Wind Cave National Park looks straight up otherwordly.

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Wind Cave National Park / Facebook

8. This small town looks like a UFO base.

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South Dakota Magazine / Facebook

9. The glowing northern lights appear to be beaming up from another planet.

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South Dakota Magazine / Facebook

What are some other places in South Dakota that look like you're on another planet?

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