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Mars Analogs

Mars Analogs
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)