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Mars Analogs Though Chile’s Atacama Desert is more thoroughly etched by past water than is the surface of Mars, it compares strikingly well with images from Mars at a variety of scales. This image of an intermountain drainage basin looks superficially similar to the walls and floor of Mars’ Valles Marineris. Jacek Wierzchos, University of Llieda (top) and ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)