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A dry desert plant (Cistanthe salsoloides) is sticking out of the snow at Paranal Observatory. A very rare event in the Atacama desert

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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

A dry desert plant (Cistanthe salsoloides) is sticking out of the snow at Paranal Observatory. A very rare event in the Atacama desert

Credit: Gerhard Hüdepohl / atacamaphoto