Watching over Chajnantor

Patches of snow litter the ground in this panorama of Chajnantor plateau, 5000-m up in the Chilean Andes. The dry desert landscape is interrupted in the distance by the huddle of radio dishes comprising the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Multiple snow-topped peaks can be seen in the background.

Credit:

D. Schreiner and S. Degezelle/ESO

About the Image

Id:img_1345
Type:Photographic
Release date:15 October 2015, 12:13
Size:20945 x 3472 px

About the Object

Name:Chajnantor
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:ALMA

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