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๐ต Deserts
๐จ๐ฑ Atacama Desert
World's driest non-polar desert; some weather stations have never recorded rain
Chile/Peru 1804 Deserts
๐ต Key Facts
1
World's driest non-polar desert; some places average 1โ3 mm of rain per year
2
World's best astronomy site โ houses ESO's VLT and ALMA radio telescope array
3
Mars rovers are tested here โ so similar to Mars that NASA uses it as an analogue
ESO and ALMA telescopes are built here โ driest, clearest skies on Earth
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Category
๐ต Deserts
Country / Region
๐จ๐ฑ Chile/Peru
Key Year
1804
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World's driest non-polar desert; some weather stations have never recorded rain