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Title: A dry desert plant (Cistanthe salsoloides) is sticking out of the snow at Paranal Observatory. A very rare event in the Atacama desert
Altiplanic winter Antofagasta Region Atacama Bolovian winter Chile Cistanthe salsoloides ESO European Southern Observatory North Chile Paranal South America VLT Very Large Telescope astronomy desert flora flower flowers invierno altiplanico invierno boliviano nobody observatory plants science snow weather winter
Photographer: Gerhard Hüdepohl
©2020 Gerhard Hüdepohl
Credit: Gerhard Hüdepohl / atacamaphoto