There is a magical -like Mars -like area on the earth. Where is it?It is the Atacama Desert

Except for the earth, which one is the most familiar planet for human beings?

Maybe you think of the moon, after all, it is closest to us, and it is the planet that humans have set foot in person, but not. The most familiar on -earth planet in humans is actually Mars. Since human beings have the ability to get rid of the gravity of the earth, they have begun to detect research on Mars. Since the 1960s, human beings have performed 51 times for Mars' detection tasks. Just in 2021, the No. 1 Tianwen No. 1 also left the earth and went straight to Mars. Why is human beings so interested in Mars? On the one hand, because Mars is the neighbor of the earth, on the other hand, human beings have suspected that this neighbor had a life a long time ago. Of course, it is just suspicious and there is no evidence. However, human suspicion is not groundless. Judging from the location and conditions of Mars, this possibility does exist.

The current Mars is definitely not a livable planet, but all this is from the inexplicable disappearance of the Mars magnetic field.

The magnetic field disappeared, the atmosphere was lost, so it was blown by the solar wind, so that the current Mars is very thin and the protective effect of the atmosphere is insufficient. This looks. Interestingly, this surface characteristics of Mars can also be found on the earth. We usually call this area "Mars -like area". The most well -known of which is the Atkama Desert. The Atkama Desert is located in the north of South America. It is extremely drought here. The colors from terrain to landforms to sand are very similar to Mars.

Human beings have a strong interest in Mars, so the documentary about Mars and the science fiction film with Mars as the background are naturally indispensable. For these crews, the Atacama Desert is simply a holy place. Many of the Mars science fiction films we are familiar with They were taken here.

If you think that the Atacama Desert is just a table, then it is wrong. It is similar to Mars to the surface, but it looks like a spirit. According to our speculation, Mars is not as drought as it is now, and so is the Atacama Desert. A long time ago, the Atacama Desert was also a moist area. After all, it was not far from the Pacific Ocean. Yeah, how could the Atacama Desert beside the Pacific Ocean become so drought? Because the movement of the plate has changed the terrain here.

On the west side of the Atacama Desert is the coastal mountains on the high altitude, and the east is blocked by the Andes, so water vapor cannot reach here, and this scene is formed.

The evolutionary process of the Atacama Desert from moist to dry is similar to the evolution of Mars from moist to drought, so scientists often learn about the evolution of Mars geological by studying the geological conditions of the Atkama Desert. Do not think that the similarity of the Atacama Desert and Mars is only drought, and the radiation here is much stronger than other regions. Why is this so? The reason is that the two of them clamped the Atacama Desert on the middle of the middle. Water vapor cannot climb to the mountains and enter the Atkama desert area, so the sky here has always been cloudless.

No cloud layer means no obstruction, so the exposure strength of ultraviolet rays is naturally high.

Scientists have been tested, and the intensity of ultraviolet irradiation in the Atacama Desert area is 1.4 times higher than that of the desert in northern Africa. The strong UV radiation is covered with a layer of coat on the surface of the Atacama Desert, which has also become a feature of the Atacama Desert. What kind of coat? Occasion consisting of nitrate and hyperchloride. Strong ultraviolet irradiation will cause ozone, nitrogen and chloride in the atmosphere to react, and thereby occurring nitrate and perchloride. In the long years, nitrate and high chloride are thicker and thicker on the surface, gradually forming formation, gradually forming formation, gradually forming formation, gradually forming formation, gradually forming formation, gradually forming formed The scale, so the northern region of the Atacama Desert can basically be regarded as the restricted area of ​​life, and few life can survive here.

Although the Atacama Desert is the restricted area of ​​life, it is a rare treasure for astronomers.

The Enacama Desert environment is extremely dry, and there is almost no cloud cover in the sky. Because there is no human living and the obstruction of the mountains, it also avoids light pollution and radio interference. Astronomical observation area. Every night, the Atacama Desert becomes extremely romantic. Many beautiful night sky photos we have seen are taken here. In such a good place, astronomical observation agencies must not be missed, so the United States and Germany Many countries such as the United Kingdom, Japan, and many other countries have an astronomical observation station in high altitude areas in the Akatama Desert. At the same time, many NASA's Mars detection plans will also conduct preliminary tests here.

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