La Silla site search
In 1964, Heckmann and Muller explored a variety of potential sites for the ESO Observatory in the Andes Mountains in Chile. In this image we see Heckmann, the driver, Mrs. Heckmann, and Muller with El Gigante in the background.
Credit:ESO/J.Roesch
About the Image
| Id: | site-search-heckmann |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:18 |
| Size: | 4855 x 3205 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Atacama Desert |
| Type: | Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface |
| Category: | La Silla |
