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Penitentes
This image depicts the Chajnantor Plateau — home of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) — with an icy forest of penitentes (Spanish for “penitents”) clustered in mid view. The penitentes are a curious natural phenomenon found in high-altitude regions. They are thin spikes of hardened snow or ice, with sharp edges pointing towards the Sun, reaching heights from a few centimetres up to several metres. You can read more about penitentes in this Picture of the Week (potw1221).
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Om bilden
ID: | west_fig3 |
Typ: | Foto |
Publiceringsdatum: | 23 juli 2013 17:19 |
Storlek: | 3456 x 2592 px |
Om objektet
Namn: | Atacama Desert, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |
Typ: | Unspecified : People : Other/General |
Kategori: | ALMA People and Events |