Licancabur volcano looks over the ALMA site
ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, is currently under construction on the Chajnantor plateau, at an elevation of 5000 m, in the Chilean Andes. ALMA will have 66 antennas which can be spread across the desert plateau over distances up to 16 km. To allow the antennas to be repositioned, 192 antenna foundations have been built on Chajnantor. The 5920 m high Licancabur volcano, which dominates the landscape with its conic shape, is in the background. On the left side of the image is a hill known as “Cerro Chico”, whose summit reaches 5300 metres above sea level and offers a great view over the plateau.
Crédit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
À propos de l'image
Identification: | alma-hh-04 |
Type: | Photographique |
Date de publication: | 14 juin 2010 17:55 |
Taille: | 4368 x 2912 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | Atacama Desert |
Type: | Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface : Volcanic |
Catégorie: | ALMA |