Looking for the origins of the universe in one of Earth's least habitable places (photos)

by Laura Shin  |  April 8, 2012  |  Image 9 of 9

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9 Flying Above ALMA-ESO.jpg

Aerial view of ALMA's OSF, located at 2900 metres altitude, on the road to Chajnantor — partially visible near the top-right edge of the picture. On the right, the partners’ antenna integration sites are seen — from the bottom to the top are the North American, the Japanese and the European sites. At the centre of the picture is the main OSF building, while on the left the workers’ camps are visible. (See story.)
ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), W. Garnier (ALMA). Acknowledgment: General Dynamics C4 Systems

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