<p>It could be some kind of shallow-rooted grasses. A little to the south those features appear to separate into different colors. Though I think this unlikely because your location is in a concave part of the landscape...so unstable for vegetation.
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/2pEQj.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2pEQj.png" alt="change in color further south" /></a></p>

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Nautilaus
<p>I am doing some preliminary research on aeolian/nival landforms in Andes and I came across this:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/G9ydb.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/G9ydb.png" alt="bright polygonish nets" /></a></p>
<p>located at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/24%C2%B057%2703.4%22S+68%C2%B016%2706.7%22W/@-24.950958,-68.2688391,1090m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x6698177a50c86e8!8m2!3d-24.9509483!4d-68.268528" rel="nofollow noreferrer">-24.950948, -68.268528</a> and other locations throughout the Argentinian Dry Andes. Any idea what could these landforms be?</p>
<p>Thanks!
V.</p>

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2022-10-10T08:00:38.200Z
Just a wild guess: the area is surrounded by salt flats, so it could have something to do with this (like remnants of an old salt lake maybe).
Jean-Marie Prival
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Bright patterns in the Dry Andes
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# Bright patterns in the Dry Andes

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-10-09)

I am doing some preliminary research on aeolian/nival landforms in Andes and I came across this:

[![bright polygonish nets](https://i.sstatic.net/G9ydb.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/G9ydb.png)

located at [-24.950948, -68.268528](https://www.google.com/maps/place/24%C2%B057%2703.4%22S+68%C2%B016%2706.7%22W/@-24.950958,-68.2688391,1090m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x6698177a50c86e8!8m2!3d-24.9509483!4d-68.268528) and other locations throughout the Argentinian Dry Andes. Any idea what could these landforms be?

Thanks!
V.

**Tags:** geomorphology, satellite-oddities

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Just a wild guess: the area is surrounded by salt flats, so it could have something to do with this (like remnants of an old salt lake maybe).  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-10-09. Score: 1

It could be some kind of shallow-rooted grasses. A little to the south those features appear to separate into different colors. Though I think this unlikely because your location is in a concave part of the landscape...so unstable for vegetation.
[![change in color further south](https://i.sstatic.net/2pEQj.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/2pEQj.png)


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