APEX antenna
The 12-metre dish of the APEX telescope is located on the Chajnantor plateau, which is also the site of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). APEX was a pathfinder for ALMA and is based on a prototype antenna constructed for the ALMA project.
Credit:C. Duran/ESO
About the Image
Id: | apex_cerro_chico-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 22 August 2014, 11:30 |
Size: | 3872 x 2592 px |
About the Object
Name: | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, Chajnantor |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | APEX |