Lore in training

Lore, one of the two ALMA transporters, drives down the 28-kilometre road from the 5000-metre altitude Array Operations Site (AOS) to the 2900-metre Operations Support Facility (OSF). In the picture, taken in June 2010, Lore is being tested as it carries a dummy antenna load (the white structure visible on top). The ALMA transporters, named Lore and Otto, are twin custom vehicles designed to carry the 100-tonne ALMA antennas, and position them with accuracy within millimetres. ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, is the largest astronomical project in existence and is a truly global partnership of Europe, North America and East Asia in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. ESO is the European partner in ALMA.

Bildnachweis:

ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)

Über das Bild

ID:alma-jfs-2010-17
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:28. Januar 2011 18:55
Größe:4256 x 2832 px

Über das Objekt

Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategorie:ALMA

Bildformate

Großes JPEG
2,6 MB

Skalierbar


Bildschirm-Hintergrundbilder

1024x768
250,9 KB
1280x1024
388,2 KB
1600x1200
538,5 KB
1920x1200
634,8 KB
2048x1536
850,5 KB