ALMA: peering into the cool depths of the Universe
This image shows antennas which make up part of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in a snowy setting. ALMA will be composed initially of 66 high precision antennas located on the Chajnantor plateau, 5000 metres altitude in northern Chile.
ALMA observes light emitted by cool-temperature objects in space, which permits us to unravel profound mysteries about the formation of planets and the appearance of complex molecules, including organic molecules.
Credit:ESO/A. Duro
About the Image
Id: | mg_3634-editar-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 23 April 2014, 10:28 |
Size: | 4775 x 3183 px |
About the Object
Name: | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | ALMA |
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