High altitude plants
The natural environment around the ALMA site: Festuca chrysophylla forms large populations giving a golden aspect to the landscape at altitudes where most bushes, except Parastrephia, have disappeared. This picture was obtained in August 2004.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | alma-itp-45 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:20 |
| Size: | 2560 x 1920 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Atacama Desert |
| Type: | Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface |
| Category: | ALMA |
