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Sierra Madre Rainbow
Photo: Rainbow in Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains
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A rainbow brightens the sky above the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains in Mexico. The arc, which is created when sunlight is refracted and reflected by water in the air, displays all the colors of visible light.
Photograph by Maria Stenzel

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