Chajnantor plateau, home of ALMA
The ALMA observatory is situated on the breathtaking Chajnantor Plateau in the Chilean Andes, at an altitude of around 5000 metres. Chajnantor is the highest major observatory site in the world, and the atmosphere above the plateau is the driest in the world, with the exception of Antarctica.
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
About the Image
| Id: | alma-drone-site-1-cc |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 10 January 2018, 11:16 |
| Size: | 5064 x 2031 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, Chajnantor |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
| Category: | ALMA |
