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    The Gigantic ALMA Radio Telescope in Chile

    The Gigantic ALMA Radio Telescope in Chile

    FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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    The Gigantic ALMA Radio Telescope in Chile

    FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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    29 minutes
    Released:
    Jan 21, 2013
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    Podcast episode

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    ALMA will make sharper images than the Hubble Space Telescope, yet it’s a radio telescope! ALMA scientists Alison Peck and Al Wooten tell us about this array of 66 huge dishes in Chile’s Atacama desert.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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