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Chajnantor landscape
Chajnantor was chosen as the ALMA site because the rarefied atmosphere above this very high site is so dry that, unlike at most other places on Earth, it is largely transparent to the wavelengths of light that ALMA is designed to detect.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | alma-chajnantor-16 |
| Type: | Fotografisch |
| Publicatiedatum: | 10 april 2013 11:43 |
| Grootte: | 2592 x 1944 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | Chajnantor |
| Type: | Unspecified |
| Categorie: | ALMA Chile |
