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Australia's vast Nullarbor Plain hides deep caves that can teach us about alien worlds
Stretching more than 200,000 square kilometers (77,000 square miles) across southern Australia, the vast, flat plains of the Nullarbor mark one of the world's largest regions of limestone.
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The Nullarbor Plain spans more than 200,000 square kilometers of flat, limestone‑rich terrain across southern Australia, making it one of the world’s largest limestone regions. It originated when an ancient shallow sea withdrew about 14 million years ago.
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