Question

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Answer the following question with reference to context.
The landscape is so arid that scientists are very interested in studying it–because it is the place on
earth that is most similar to the conditions on the planet Mars.
a. What does arid mean?
b. Which place is being described here?
c. Why might it surprise people to learn that there is a desert here?
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Answer 1

Answer:

1)Arid mean that as he is a scientist and the work of scinetusts is to discover or invent new things and he got a very interesting thing for himself/herself to discover.

2)The landscape is described here as mars.

3)they are surprised bcz it is a place similar yo Mars and various people didnt know how Mars planet is.