APEX at Chajnantor

The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) 12-m telescope works at sub-millimetre wavelengths, in the 0.2 to 1.5 mm range. It is located on the 5100 m high Chajnantor plateau in the Atacama Desert (Chile), probably the driest place on Earth. APEX is the pathfinder to the ALMA project. In fact, it is a modified ALMA prototype antenna and is located at the future site of the ALMA observatory.

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ESO/H.H.Heyer

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ID:esopia00093sites
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:3. Dezember 2009 23:18
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Über das Objekt

Name:Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategorie:APEX

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