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Chuquicamata, in Chile's Atacama Desert, is the largest open pit copper mine in the world, by excavated volume. The...
iss074e0362030 (March 5, 2026) --- Iquique, Chile, with a population of over 230,000, lies at the base of a steep...
iss074e0315662 (Feb. 13, 2026) --- A portion of the Atacama Desert along Peru’s southern Pacific coast, featuring...
Salar de Atacama (Atacama salt flats) in Chile's Atacama Desert receives 2 mm rain per year. Its attraction are the...
This image shows a dry streambed on an alluvial fan in the Atacama Desert, Chile, revealing the typical patchy,...
ISS022-E-012224 (15 Dec. 2009) --- Evaporation ponds in the Salar de Atacama, Chile are featured in this image...
iss064e000361 (Oct. 24, 2020) --- Industrial mining activity is pictured in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile,...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
Spaceward Bound Program in Atacama Desert; shown here is a realtime webcast from Yungay, Chile vis satellite...
iss074e0349412 (March 3, 2026) --- The Andes mountain range running between Chile and Argentina creates distinct...
Llullaillaco is a stratovolcano at the border of Argentina and Chile. It lies on a high plateau close to the Atacama...
ISS023-E-028353 (26 April 2010) --- Central Andes Mountains, Salar de Arizaro, Argentina are featured in this image...
STS-65 Earth observation taken aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, shows Northern Chile and the Andes...
ISS022-E-008282 (9 Dec. 2009) --- One of the world?s leading copper mines, Escondida, in the Atacama Desert of...