Gazing Into Danakil Depression's Mirror, and Seeing Mars Stare Back

Gazing Into Danakil Depression's Mirror, and Seeing Mars Stare Back

This volcanic region is known as a geological wonder. Indeed, most of the relatively scant scientific research on the Danakil Depression involves its fantastical geology, not its biology. Now, scientists are studying this area to understand the possibilities of life on other planets and moons, despite the region's political volatility and sporadic violence between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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