Space
Snow in the desert for a giant telescope
Rare snow covered the mountain in Chile where ESO is building the Extremely Large Telescope.
Did you know that snow can fall in a desert? On August 19, 2026, snow covered a mountain in Chile. The mountain, Cerro Armazones, is in the Atacama Desert. This desert is one of the driest places on Earth.
On top of the mountain, there is a huge dome. Inside it, ESO is building a giant telescope. It is called the Extremely Large Telescope, or ELT.
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Not happening or seen very often.
Snow like this is very rare here.