CTA: The Two Towers

CTA: The Two Towers

The future site of the Cherenkov Telescope Array hosts two towers: a 10-metre tower, home to a weather station and a WiFi transmitter, and a 30-metre tower featuring anemometers to measure wind speed.

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Release date:20 December 2018, 12:00
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