High and dry at ALMA

High on the Chajnantor plateau, 5000 metres altitude in northern Chile lies the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The largest astronomical project in existence (to date) has recently been inaugurated and "heralds a new era of discovery".

Credit:

ESO/S. Fandango

About the Image

Id:0813_2142_fandango
Type:Photographic
Release date:6 May 2014, 12:20
Size:5760 x 3840 px

About the Object

Name:Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:ALMA

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