Licancabur sunrise
Sunrise over the Licancabur volcano, close to the ALMA site. The ice figures in the ground are called "penitentes", 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
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | licancabur-sunrise2 |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 23 April 2013, 11:37 |
Size: | 3088 x 3088 px |
About the Object
Name: | Chajnantor |
Type: | Unspecified |
Category: | Chile |