in 2002 the National Science Foundation awarded a grant to researchers from Central Washington University to study the lake to learn about the possibility of life on Mars . [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_Lake http://www.soaplakecity.org/ *** Moses Lake, located in Moses Lake WA in the heart of Central Eastern WA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Lake,_Washington The Dunes by Moses Lake