Rain in the driest place on Earth

These raindrops were photographed during very rare weather at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in northern Chile. This is usually one of the driest places on Earth but, during the storm of July 2011, very heavy rain fell and led to some localised flooding of the building. This artistic view of a unusual sight was captured by ESO Photo Ambassador Gianluca Lombardi.

Crediti:

ESO/G. Lombardi (glphoto.it)

Riguardo l'immagine

Identificazione:ann11049c
Tipo:Fotografico
Data di rilascio:Giovedì 14 Luglio 2011 19:00
Annunci a riguardo:ann11049
Grandezza:5184 x 3456 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:Atacama Desert
Tipo:Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface
Categoria:Paranal

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