ALMA's mechanical beasts of burden

A close up of one of the ALMA transporters. These 130-tonne mechanical beasts of burden heave their formidable frames along on a set of 28 wheels, at a top speed of 20 km/h. They are used to reposition ALMA antennas across the Chajnator plateau, and, despite their monstrous size, they do it with millimeter precision.

Bildnachweis:

Enrico Sacchetti/ESO

Über das Bild

ID:alma_021-cc
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:3. Juli 2015 15:54
Größe:7360 x 4912 px

Über das Objekt

Name:ALMA transporters
Typ:Unspecified : Technology
Kategorie:ALMA

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