Icy outcrops
Icy outcrops can be seen high in the Atacama desert. These icy bodies are called "penitentes". 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.
Credit:ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
About the Image
| Id: | earthshadowIce-2 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 23 April 2013, 10:20 |
| Size: | 2916 x 2578 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Chajnantor |
| Type: | Unspecified |
| Category: | Chile |
