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Henry Bortman's Snapshots

  1. bridge construction

    bridge construction by Henry Bortman from the GigaPan Clinton Emporium by Henry Bortman

    construction sign

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  2. fire extinguisher

    fire extinguisher by Henry Bortman from the GigaPan Clinton Emporium by Henry Bortman

    fire extinguisher

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  3. wagon wheels

    wagon wheels by Henry Bortman from the GigaPan Clinton Emporium by Henry Bortman

    Old wagon wheels for sale at an antique shop.

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  4. Kelly Lake exploration

    Kelly Lake exploration by Henry Bortman from the GigaPan Untitled by Henry Bortman

    NASA/CSA barge (r) and "chase" boats used to explore Kelly Lake with submersible vehicles.

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  5. Hill of Seven Colors

    Hill of Seven Colors by Henry Bortman from the GigaPan Hill of Seven Colors by Henry Bortman

    geologic formation in Purmamarca, Argentina

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  6. Living inside Salt

    Living inside Salt by Henry Bortman from the GigaPan Living in Salt by Henry Bortman

    The interiors of these bizarre, knobby salt formations, as well as inside some other types of salt crusts, are only places where life can survive in the driest parts of Chile's Atacama Desert

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  7. Living in Salt

    Living in Salt by Henry Bortman from the GigaPan Living in Salt by Henry Bortman

    The interiors of the salt formations in the foreground of this image are the only places where life can survive in this hyperarid part of Chile's Atacama Desert.

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  8. Bea Hills

    Bea Hills by Henry Bortman from the GigaPan Bea Hills, Yungay, Chile by Henry Bortman

    Some of the hillsides near Yungay, like these in an area called Bea Hills, are covered with boulders. No-one is quite sure how they got there.

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  9. Life's Dry Limit

    Life's Dry Limit by Henry Bortman from the GigaPan Islands of Life by Henry Bortman

    In the driest regions of Chile's Atacama Desert, the only life that can survive are colones of micoorganisms that live inside small salt rocks like these.

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  10. Islands of Life

    Islands of Life by Henry Bortman from the GigaPan Islands of Life by Henry Bortman

    These gnarled salt formations are the only habitat for life in Salar de Navidad, a salt flat in the hyperarid core of Chile's Atacama Desert.

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  11. Salar de Navidad

    Salar de Navidad by Henry Bortman from the GigaPan Salar de Navidad by Henry Bortman

    The hyperarid landscape of Salar de Navidad, in Chile's Atacama Desert is studied by scientists from around the world who want to gain a better understanding of where on Mars to look for evidence of past life.

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