APEX on Chajnantor
Breathtaking landscape on the Chajnantor plateau, located at 5000 metres altitude in the Chilean Andes, some 50 km away from S. Pedro de Atacama. Its elevation and dryness make Chajnantor one of the best sites on Earth for submillimetre-wavelength astronomical observations. In this beautiful view towards the north, the APEX 12-metre telescope is visible. The path connects APEX to the ALMA Technical Building. ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, is the largest astronomical project in existence and it is currently under construction on the Chajnantor plateau.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
Identification: | apex-hh-landscape |
Type: | Photographique |
Date de publication: | 14 juin 2010 17:21 |
Taille: | 4368 x 2912 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | Atacama Desert, Atacama Pathfinder Experiment |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface |
Catégorie: | APEX |