• Coober Pedy is a different world.

In fact, it looks so much like a far-off desert planet that it has stood in for Mars in a series of Hollywood blockbusters. The pink sandstone formations rising out of the red dirt, framed by a sapphire blue sky, create an ethereal beauty easily mistaken for outer space.

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Welcome to the strangest town in Australia: Coober Pedy. Photo: Kirsten Robb