Dwarfed by mountains

While inhospitable to humans, Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile is the perfect place for millimetre/submillimetre astronomy, such as employed in the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillietre Array (ALMA). Some of the telescope's antennas can be seen as tiny specks near the bottom of the photo.

The extreme 5000-m altitude, combined with the very arid environment, makes for some glorious landscape shots.

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Id:beletsky-alma-26-cc
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Udgivelsesdato:25. november 2016 13:08
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Navn:Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, Chajnantor
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategori:ALMA

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