-A science research facility located in Oracle, Arizona, northwest of Tucson
-Biosphere 2 is a center for research, outreach, teaching, and lifelong learning about Earth, its living systems, and its place in the universe
-Provides a unique opportunity to study ecosystems under controlled conditions
-Biosphere 2's Marine Mesocosm is the world's largest enclosed mesocosm dedicated to innovative research and education on coral reef resilience ... a complete ocean system originally designed to simulate a Caribbean reef
-Part of the University of Arizona
