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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About the Image

Id:beletsky-alma-26-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:25 November 2016, 13:08
Size:7360 x 4912 px

About the Object

Name:Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, Chajnantor
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:ALMA

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