Australia's vast Nullarbor Plain hides deep caves that can teach us about alien worlds

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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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  • 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.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:00:01 UTC.

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