Which factor in the Southwestern desert ecosystem is abiotic?

(rainstorm). When it comes to abiotic factors or abiotic components, they are the non-living physical and chemical segments of environment which affect the overall working of ecosystems and also living organisms.

The soviet union beat the us to the first successful launch, with the october 4, 1957, orbiting of sputnik 1, and later beat the us to have the first human in earth orbit, yuri gagarin, on april 12, 1961. the "race" peaked with the july 20, 1969, us landing of the first humans on the moon with apollo 11