Working on a European antenna

An engineer is working on the integration of a European antenna. This picture was taken in June 2010 at the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF), located at 2900 m altitude on the road to the 5000-metre-high Chajnantor plateau. ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, is the largest astronomical project in existence and is a truly global partnership of Europe, North
America and East Asia in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. The ALMA array will initially be composed of 66 antennas, provided by the different partners. ESO, the European partner in ALMA, has ordered 25 12-metre antennas, with an option for an additional seven, from the AEM Consortium.

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ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)

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Identificazione:alma-jfs-2010-04
Tipo:Fotografico
Data di rilascio:Lunedì 31 Gennaio 2011 10:34
Grandezza:2661 x 3998 px

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Tipo:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Categoria:ALMA

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