First VLT mirror touchdown

Touch-down for the first VLT mirror in Chile. The Transport Box with the fragile mirror inside is lowered ever so softly onto the dock in Antofagasta.

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ESO

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Id:eso9731b
Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:12 december 1997
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Naam:Antofagasta, Mirror, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Categorie:Paranal

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