Assembly of first European ALMA antenna

Image of the assembly of the first 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)/S. Rossi (ESO)

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Id:p1040354
Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:14 april 2010 17:21
Grootte:3456 x 2592 px

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Naam:Chajnantor
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Categorie:ALMA

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