Wadi Rum Desert, Jordan VR 360

The landscapes of Jordan are quite different from any other place in the world: 90% of its territory is occupied by deserts and semi-deserts. The most remarkable one is Wadi Rum, the place that remained untouched by the time and civilizations. During thousands of years, this place had been exposed to the wind and sun that consequently created the rocks, arches, wells, and canyons of the most extraordinary forms. Thus, the filmmakers choose Wadi Rum as the scene for movies about faraway planets more often than any other place. The area is also known as "the Valley of the Moon", but this place is most suitable for illustrating the landscapes of Mars due to the sand and rocks having all shades of red.

The overall area of the desert is 720 sq km. The highest point of Wadi Rum is 1,750 meters, a peak called Jabal Ram which is also the second highest peak in Jordan. Some of the rock surfaces are covered with petroglyphs dating back to the Thamudic times. They are etched into the cave walls and other hardly accessible places and often fake petroglyphs made by bedouins are shown to the tourists.