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Curiosity Rover Logs Observations in Atacama Desert
NASA's Curiosity rover has been documenting its journey through Chile’s Atacama desert, one of the world’s driest regions. The mission aims to gather data on the harsh environment for comparative studies with Mars.
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Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, May 1, 2026 Chile’s Atacama desert is the driest mid-latitude desert in the world, receiving only 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) of precipitation per year. Only the dry valleys of Antarctica rec
2026-05-05 20:00 UTC