Driest Place on Earth How the Earth Was Made : Season 1 Episode 6
TV-PG History 45m int(0)
Aired: March 17th, 2009 @ 9:00 PM EST on History
Chile's Atacama Desert is the driest, oldest and deadest desert on earth. Yet it's plays host to living creatures and penguins even thrive nearby. It may provide clues to where to look for life on other, seemingly barren, planets.