Atacama Desert: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Inside the Atacama Desert: uncovering the living microbiome of an extreme environment. | Sep 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Finding natural riches in the world�s driest desert. | Apr 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences - The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile as an Analog Model of Mars. | Aug 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Atacama Desert: A Biodiversity Hotspot and Not Just a Mineral-Rich Region. | Sep 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - What's So Special About the Atacama Desert? | Jul 16, 2019 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Sep 26, 2017 | ||
| Updated the map that depicts the extent of the Atacama Desert in South America. | Sep 26, 2017 | ||
| Added video. | Jan 08, 2016 | ||
| Added photograph. | Sep 12, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Extreme Science - The Driest Place - Atacama desert, Chile. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: SunSITE - Atacama Desert. | Aug 09, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 15, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | May 27, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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