Antofagasta Arrives on Mars: Nasa Baptizes Crater in Honor of the Region More Similar to the Red Planet - the Journal of Antofagasta

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NASA's Rover Curiosity began a detailed study of a crater called "Antofagasta" on the surface of Mars, a name chosen in recognition of the Chilean region as the most similar natural laboratory to the red planet. The discovery of abundant geological structures that show a humid past and the possible presence of organic compounds in the area, reinforces the scientific link between the Atacama desert and the search for life in the solar system. Thi…

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NASA has put Chile on the map again… but this time, on the map of Mars. The Curiosity rover team named a small crater on the Red Planet Antofagasta, a direct tribute to the driest desert in the world and decades of scientific research conducted in the area. The crater, about 10 meters in diameter, was detected by the rover as it traversed Gale Crater. It has a well-defined rim and an interior covered in dark sand, which caught the attention of t…

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NASA researchers named Antofagasta a crater located on Mars, as part of the scientific studies carried out by the Rover Curiosity on the planet. Anatophagastine researcher Cristina Doorr explained that in the place are especially abundant flake-like structures, known as desiccation polygons. She added that these formations would show past humid conditions and that it is believed that there could be organic compounds. “It is important that Antofa…