NASA uses the rugged terrain of the Atacama as an analog for Mars. There the Mars Rover was tested.
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These photographs, taken from our tour bus….
….enroute to Humberstone World Heritage Site….
Speak for themselves.
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References
Website: mars.nasa.gov/resources/8351/atacama-landscape/
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At first glance, I thought that was the Texas flag that was flying. Only the arrangement of the color blocks is different.
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The similarity does not stop there, like Texans, Chileans call their flag, “”La Estrella Solitaria,” — The Lone Star
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/curious-texas/2019/06/27/is-the-texas-flag-design-stolen-from-the-chilean-national-flag-curious-texas-investigates/
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Awesome pics
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Pleased to meet you. Thanks for the good words.
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Enjoyed seeing the Atacama desert, Michael Stephen. You did a good job of capturing the vastness.
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Thank You, Jet, for the compliment. There is more to come.
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The color makes you think of Mars.
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NASA uses the Atacama as Mars simulation. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/research/expeditions/atacama.html#:~:text=Chris%20McKay%2C%20scientist%2C%20NASA%20Ames%20Research%20Center.%20Scientists,is%20the%20study%20of%20life%20in%20the%20universe.
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Desolate terrain. Goodness.
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I lived in the Sonora desert. The Atacama made Sonora seem a tropical paradise.
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Wow.
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