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Comments on Gigapan: Alluvial Fan - Atacama Desert (Chile)

  2. Examining volcanic rocks deposited in an alluvial fan. Salar Grande (a large salt deposit) is visible in the distance on the left side of the pan.

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        December 16, 2008
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  1. John Cattley

    John Cattley (December 16, 2008, 12:59PM )

    At least not this year...

  2. Jen Piatek

    Jen Piatek (December 16, 2008, 12:24PM )

    It's a great analog - in fact, the reason we were there was to study some of the geologic processes as potentially similar to those on Mars. Minus the rock hammering geologists, the salt miners, and the pick-up trucks, of course :)

  3. John Cattley

    John Cattley (December 16, 2008, 12:18PM )

    Before I read the title, I thought this was Mars!