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  1. Spot the Viscacha

    Somewhere in this image of NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a viscacha - a rabbit-like rodent related to chinchillas. The furry creature is well-camouflaged for the foothills of the Chilean Andes surrounding Rubin.

    Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/I. Sullivan

    noirlab.edu/public/images/XS20

    #Viscacha #RubinObservatory #Chile #Andes #ChileanAndes #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #photography #Chinchilla #rabbit