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Believed to be the oldest desert in the world, it is so similar to the Red Planet that NASA has conducted tests.

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"The damage is irreversible," said one archaeologist about ruts left by off-roaders in the Nazca Lines-esque art.

Images and drone videos released by the Atacama Desert Foundation show extensive tire tracks through the carved figures.