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The driest desert in the world that resembles the planet Mars
2025-06-27 19:40:24 / MISTERE&KURIOZITETE
A sight that few would have expected to see was recorded by locals and scientific observers in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, the driest region on the planet, as it "woke up" covered in snow. The impressive phenomenon quickly went viral and surprised even the most experienced climatologists.
The ALMA observatory, at an altitude of 2,900 meters, uploaded images to social media. "Unbelievable! The Atacama Desert, the driest in the world, is covered in snow," the observers wrote, accompanying the post with a video of the landscape, which looked as if it had been taken from another planet.
In fact, the Atacama is one of the most geographically unique regions on Earth. With annual rainfall that in some places does not exceed a millimeter, its soils are so dry and poor in organic matter that they are often used as a model to simulate conditions on the planet Mars.
NASA and other space agencies have conducted numerous tests in the region, with robotic vehicles and scientific instruments, due to the morphology and composition of the land, which closely resembles that of the "red planet".
At the same time, due to its clear skies and limited illumination, the region is a prime destination for astronomical observations. Some of the world's most advanced telescopes are located there, such as ALMA, which operates in collaboration between the European Southern Observatory, the United States National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
Although snowfall is not unknown at high altitudes in the region, such as the Chachniador plateau, above 5,000 meters (where ALMA's main telescope is located), snow in its surroundings, at 2,900 meters, is considered extremely rare. According to the observatory, the last time something like this happened was ten years ago.
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