ALMA and the arid Atacama Desert

The smooth, glossy dishes of these Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescopes contrast with the rugged, arid terrain of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, where the facility is located.

Credit:

D. Schreiner and S. Degezelle/ESO

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Id:img_1524
Type:Photographic
Release date:15 October 2015, 09:26
Size:5184 x 3456 px

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Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:ALMA

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