GK
WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Question
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Near Antofagasta, Chile the surface of the Atacama Desert looks like the surface of the
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Mars
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Moon
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Water
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Grass
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Like Mars, the Atacama has an extreme topography with vast salt flats and soaring volcanoes, including the highest active one on earth. It’s also got some of our planet’s darkest skies and largest astronomy facilities.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile as an Analog Model of Mars.
Detailed explanation-3: -Its surface is rocky, with canyons, volcanoes, dry lake beds and craters all over it. Red dust covers most of its surface. Mars has clouds and wind just like Earth. Sometimes the wind blows the red dust into a dust storm.
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