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A rock at the ALMA site
Detail of one of the reddish conglomerate-type rocks observed around the ALMA site. Around and above the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF), located on the road to Chajnantor, at 2900 m altitude, many grooves and gullies produced by the water flow, which was probably more abundant in the past, can be observed. The grey-reddish colour characterises the volcanic terrain, formed by pyroclastic sediments. ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, is the largest astronomical project in existence.
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
Over de afbeelding
Id: | alma-hh-22 |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 14 juni 2010 17:55 |
Grootte: | 1920 x 2552 px |
Over het object
Naam: | Atacama Desert, Chajnantor |
Type: | Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Categorie: | ALMA |