Night in the Andes Ice Forest . ... Credit Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN ) Explanation: This forest of snow and ice penitentes reflects moonlight shinning across the Chajnantor plateau. The region lies in the Chilean Andes at an altitude of 5,000 meters, not far from one of planet Earth's major astronomical observatories, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...