Cold dishes of the Universe
This image shows three antennas ("dishes"), part of the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) in a snowy setting. ALMA will be composed initially of 66 high precision antennas located on the Chajnantor plateau, 5000 metres altitude in northern Chile.
ALMA observes light emitted by cool-temperature objects in space, which permits us to unravel profound mysteries about the formation of planets and the appearance of complex molecules, including organic molecules.
Credit:ESO/A.Duro
About the Image
Id: | mg_3636-editar-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 23 April 2014, 10:29 |
Size: | 4402 x 2934 px |
About the Object
Name: | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | ALMA |
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