ALMA layered in snow

ESO's Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is situated more than 5000 metres above sea level in the Chilean desert, on the Chajnantor plateau. Occasionally, a coat of snow will fall onto the desert floor, providing a wintry look to the facility.

Credit:

S. Otarola/ESO

About the Image

Id:dsc-0674-tif-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:26 October 2016, 14:56
Size:3693 x 2462 px

About the Object

Name:Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:ALMA

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