View of the Chajnantor plateau, the ALMA Array Operations Site

On the site of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) on the Chajnantor plain of the Chilean Andes, 5,000 m above sea level. ALMA is the largest ground-based astronomy project in existence, and will be comprised of a giant array of 12-m submillimetre quality antennas, with baselines of several kilometres. An additional, compact array of 7-m and 12-m antennas will complement the main array. Construction of ALMA started in 2003 and will be completed in 2012. The ALMA project is an international collaboration between Europe, East Asia and North America in cooperation with the Republic of Chile.

Crediti:

Iztok Bončina/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

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Identificazione:ib-alma11
Tipo:Fotografico
Data di rilascio:Martedì 06 Aprile 2010 16:08
Grandezza:3771 x 2415 px

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Nome:Chajnantor
Tipo:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Categoria:ALMA

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