Is This Remote Desert Actually the World’s Largest Mirror?

The biggest salt flat on Earth is considered by many to be the world’s largest natural mirror. A team of scientists wondered if that’s actually true, and the answer is—sort of.

Is This Remote Desert Actually the World’s Largest Mirror?
A car parked on the Salar De Uyuni salt flat with a man standing next to it as clouds reflect off the mirror-like surface

The biggest salt flat on Earth is considered by many to be the world’s largest natural mirror. A team of scientists wondered if that’s actually true, and the answer is—sort of.