ALMA transporters

On 3 and 4 December 2007, the two ALMA antenna transporters, Otto and Lore, were being loaded onto a barge on the Neckar at Heilbronn harbour (Germany) to start their long journey to Chile.

From there, they will travel to Antwerpen (Belgium) and then put onto a ship towards the port of Mejillones, in the north of Chile, to finally reach the ALMA base, close to San Pedro de Atacama.

The ALMA antenna transporters are each 20 metre long, 10 metre wide and 6 metre high, and weigh 130 tonnes. They will be able to transport a 115-tonne antenna and set it down on a concrete pad within millimetres of a prescribed position. Image taken in December 2007.

Créditos:

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

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Data de divulgação:3 de Dezembro de 2009 às 23:18
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Nome:Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Tipo:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Categoria:ALMA

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