Iconic Star Trek filming location spotted from space photo of the day for Sept. 10, 2026
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Iconic Star Trek filming location spotted from space photo of the day for Sept. 10, 2026

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Key Points:

  • NASA's Landsat 9 satellite captured false-color images of Vasquez Rocks Natural Area County Park in southern California, highlighting its unique rock formations and vegetation.
  • The 25-million-year-old Vasquez Rocks feature large, distinctive boulders that create an otherworldly landscape, making it a popular filming location for science fiction.
  • Vasquez Rocks famously served as the setting for Captain Kirk's fight against the Gorn in Star Trek: The Original Series and has appeared in multiple Star Trek films as the planet Vulcan.
  • Beyond Star Trek, the area has been used in other sci-fi productions like Galaxy Quest, Battlestar Galactica, and Planet of the Apes, as well as numerous Western movies.
  • This natural Earth location continues to provide a convincing "alien" backdrop for film and television, blending geological history with pop culture significance.

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