Visitors dressed in astronaut outfits pose for photos in the Wulanhada Volcano Geopark, Ulaanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Walking on the Moon or Mars may remain a distant dream for most, but that hasn't stopped tourists from pretending otherwise at a volcanic geopark in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Recently, the Wulanhada Volcano Geopark in Ulaanqab has seen a boom in "space tourism" – not in rockets, but in rented space suits. Crowds of visitors are donning shiny astronaut outfits on the black volcanic lunar-like landscape and posing for playful holiday photos.

Visitors dressed in astronaut outfits pose for photos in the Wulanhada Volcano Geopark, Ulaanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The suited tourists young and old mimic zero-gravity walks and make peace signs, turning the crater area into a joyful sci-fi set. The adorable scenes have gone viral on social media, with many commenting that "Earth suddenly looks like Mars".

Visitors dressed in astronaut outfits pose for photos in the Wulanhada Volcano Geopark, Ulaanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Visitors dressed in astronaut outfits pose for photos in the Wulanhada Volcano Geopark, Ulaanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Visitors dressed in astronaut outfits pose for photos in the Wulanhada Volcano Geopark, Ulaanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]