Atacama Desert

 

The Atacama desert is situated in South America. This desert is one of most driest desert in the world, just as the solitary genuine desert to get less precipitation than the polar deserts and the biggest haze desert on the planet.

The two locales have been utilized as experimentation destinations on Earth for Mars endeavor recreations.

Area:

As indicated by gauges, the Atacama Desert possesses 105,000 km2 or 128,000 km2 if the infertile lower inclines of the Andes are included. Most of the desert is made out of stony territory, salt lakes, sand, and felsic magma that streams towards the Andes.

Weather and Climate:

 The Atacama Desert is usually known as the driest spot on the planet. The normal precipitation is around 15 mm each year, albeit a few areas get 1 to 3 mm in a year. Additionally, some climate stations in the Atacama have never gotten downpour. Periods as long as four years have been enlisted with no precipitation in the focal area. Proof proposes that the Atacama might not have had any huge precipitation from 1570 to 1971.

Biodiversity:

 Notwithstanding the geographic and climatic states of the desert, a rich assortment of greenery has advanced there. Most normal types of verdures are-thyme, llareta, pimiento tree. The desert is additionally home to desert plants, succulents, and different plants that flourish in a dry environment.

Yet, the environment of the Atacama Desert restricts the quantity of creatures living for all time in this limit ecosystem. Despite of this limit climate, some reptile, lizard, birds and vertebrates made their home in this desert.

Astronomical Observations:

On account of its high height, almost nonexistent overcast cover, dry air, and absence of light contamination and radio obstruction from broadly populated urban communities and towns, this desert is probably the best spot on the planet to lead galactic perceptions.

The observatories that are built in Atacama Desert are-
1. Atacama Large Millimeter Array
2. La Silla Observatory
3. Paranal Observatory

The vast majority who go to visit the destinations in the desert stay in the town of San Pedro de Atacama. The Atacama Desert is in the main three traveler areas in Chile. The uncommonly appointed ESO inn is held for stargazers.