Expedition ins Unbekannte

EL TATIO GEYSER FIELD, ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE, MAY 5 2017: Unknown host Josh Gates and scientist Carolina Munoz-Saez (PHD Earth & Planetary Science, currently at the University of Chile) and J.R Stok (PHD Geological Sciences, Mars Geologist, SETI Institute) discuss the silimarities between earth and Mars' geysers in El Tatio Geyser field in the Chilean Andes in the Atacama desert, the driest non-polar desert in the world, whose soil has been compared to that of Mars, owing to its otherworldly appearance, but also because bacteries and rocks at El Tatio are believed to be similar to the ones in Mars' old geysers, prompting scientist to study them in order to better understand Mars' geology and plan future missions to the red planet. El Tatio geyser field is located at 4,320 meters (14,400 feet) in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile. Its name comes from the Quechua word for oven. It is among the highest-elevation geyser fields in the world. El Tatio has over 80 active geysers, making it the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.

Josh Gates

After an expedition in the "Cuevas de los Tayos" in the 1960s, the researcher reported, among other things, of gold metal plates with enigmatic characters engraved on them. The case gained international attention through a bestseller, because the artifacts could have come from a kind of library in which valuable knowledge was stored.