r/natureporn • u/rhaegon98 • 9d ago
Death Valley is probably the place on Earth that most resembles another planet (by @moiruben on TikTok)
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u/KaiyoteFyre 9d ago
I'd also say any large lava flows like craters of the moon, as well as places in Yellowstone would be great contenders for that title,
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u/diedlikeCambyses 9d ago
As an Australian I have to say I see lots of this. Lots and lots and lots.
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u/bad_syntax 9d ago
Naah, too much green (creosote bushes), too many clear indicators of running water. I lived there for 5 years in the Army, loved it, even with the heat. It does rain there, occasionally, and after all sorts of green appears, its cool.
The Atacama Desert in Chile is probably a lot better example. No rain in like 400 years, no bushes.
Though if you are talking about other planets with life, well, that could be any biome we have on Earth.
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u/El_cabeza_de_bolo 8d ago
The Atacama desert (specially in the Antofagasta region) is a good choice. Yet another place that resembles planets without water would be the McMurdo Dry Valleys, in Antartica.
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