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4:39am August 18, 2013
scienceyoucanlove: These are penitentes, a strange snow formation found in places with high altitudes, such as the Dry Andes in Chile and Argentina. It’s thought that these tall, thin blades of hardened snow or ice are formed by strong winds, and they are always oriented towards the general direction of the sun. Sometimes they can stretch as tall as a person.Read more: http://bit.ly/WTnuZbImage: Redteam (flickr.com/photos/redteam) source 

scienceyoucanlove:


These are penitentes, a strange snow formation found in places with high altitudes, such as the Dry Andes in Chile and Argentina. It’s thought that these tall, thin blades of hardened snow or ice are formed by strong winds, and they are always oriented towards the general direction of the sun. Sometimes they can stretch as tall as a person.

Read more: http://bit.ly/WTnuZb

Image: Redteam (flickr.com/photos/redteam)

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