Assembly of second European ALMA antenna

Image of the assembly of the second European antenna for the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). ALMA, the largest ground-based astronomy project in existence, will ultimately 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. ALMA will be based on the Chajnantor plain of the Chilean Andes, 5000 m above sea level. Construction on 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.

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ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

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Id:aem_alma_028
Tipo:Fotográfico
Data de divulgação:14 de Abril de 2010 às 17:06
Tamanho:3888 x 2592 px

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Tipo:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Categoria:ALMA

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