Somewhere in this image of NSF–DOE Vera C. 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.

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  1. ojosdelostigres on

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    [https://noirlab.edu/public/images/XS205018-CC/](https://noirlab.edu/public/images/XS205018-CC/)

    Somewhere in this image of NSF–DOE Vera C. 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.

    (Hint: lower-left corner)

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

  2. fishin_for_a_bigun on

    I don’t know what a Viscacha is but there’s a fat ass bunny in the bottom left