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Earth from Space: Arid Atacama

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The southern Atacama Desert is pictured in this Envisat image, with the border of Chile (west) and Argentina (east) running down the middle.

The Atacama is believed to be the driest desert in the world, and the lack of cloud cover in this image highlights the dry climate.

Just off the coast, the cold surface of the South Pacific Ocean leads to a cooling of air masses, resulting in cloud formation and precipitation over the water. These clouds can clearly been seen in the image, though they rarely reach the land.

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