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Responsible Thematic Node: Technical
Short Name: ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array)
Brief description: Instrument description homepage. It's located in the Chilean Andes and provides 80 high-precision antennas.
URL: http://www.alma.nrao.edu/
Type: CONTACT/Facility
English Language: YES
Restricted access: NO
Longer description: ALMA will enable transformational research into the physics of the cold Universe, regions that are optically dark but shine brightly in the millimeter portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Providing astronomers a new window on celestial origins, ALMA will probe the first stars and galaxies, and directly image the formation of planets.
Other Scientific domain: Solar System Origin
Non EPN location: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Chile
Contributor: Maierhofer
Last updater: Schmidt
Contact: Maierhofer
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