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Lluta River, Chile; “A remote plateau in far northern Chile is not a place you want to be without water. Large sections of the Atacama Desert—often called the driest place on Earth—receive less than a millimeter of rain per year. […] Although a few types of cacti and other drought-tolerant species can survive in the Atacama, surfaces appear vegetation-free from ALI’s perspective, leaving a veneer of tan to dominate the image.” – NASA EO