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On the road to Armazones

Panoramic view of the road to Cerro Armazones, near ESO's Paranal Observatory, site of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). Cerro Armazones was chosen as the site for the planned European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), which, with its 40-metre-class diameter mirror, will be the world’s biggest eye on the sky.

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About the Image

Id:armazones-road-360
Type:Photographic
Release date:10 May 2010, 17:28
Size:11811 x 3543 px

About the Object

Name:Cerro Armazones, Cerro Paranal, European Extremely Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Type:• Solar System : Planet : Type : Terrestrial
• Paranal
• E-ELT

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