Slideshow Index: Biosphere 2

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• March 24 - Exit near Oracle on Hyw 77 north of Tucson
• Overview of Biosphere 2 and Lung (air regulation) buildings
• Panoramic view of the Biosphere 2 facility
• Some of the support buildings
• Outside view of the Rainforest area
• The Water and Life Experiment building
• Tour guide, Kat, at the Rainforest entrance
• Kathy at the Rainforest observation deck
• This is patterned after a Venezuelen rainforest
• There are around 100 species of plants here
• This is a simulated tropical ocean kept at 80F degrees
• A Savannah (grassland) area
• A Mangrove tree thicket
• The roof of the Biosphere 2 central area
• A hybrid savannah/desert area
• A mixture of grassland and desert plants
• The coastal desert (similar to Baja) area
• We walked through this wind tunnel between the Biosphere and the South Lung
• The lung buildings rise and collapse to keep the air pressure in the main building stable
• Emergency generators when a power failure occurs
• The South Lung building
• The desert end of the Biosphere
• The Falaj System is used in the middle east for underground water distribution
• The kitchen area for the original Biosphere inhabitants
• One of the living quarters for the human missions in 1991 - 1994
• View of the grounds and surrounding area
• Bees loved this fragrant flower