Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment

The Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment is a 10-meter-diameter antenna built by Mitsubishi Electric as a preprototype for . The ASTE was deployed to its site on Pampa La Bola, near Cerro Chajnantor and the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory in northern Chile.
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: Radio astronomy telescope
  • Also known as: “ASTE”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include NANTEN2 observatory.

Observatory
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The is a southern sky observatory in the of northern . It is located at an altitude of 4,800 m on Pampa la Bola next to Cerro Chajnantor. is situated 200 metres north of Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atacama Large Millimeter Array.

Hamlet
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The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array is an astronomical interferometer of 66 radio telescopes in the of northern , which observe electromagnetic radiation at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. is situated 8 km southwest of Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment.

Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment

Latitude
-22.97164° or 22° 58′ 18″ south
Longitude
-67.70318° or 67° 42′ 11″ west
Operator
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Open location code
579J27HW+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43986046
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q742486
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿塔卡瑪次公釐波實驗望遠鏡”
  • Chinese: “阿塔卡瑪次毫米波實驗望遠鏡”
  • Chinese: “阿塔卡馬次公釐望遠鏡實驗”
  • Chinese: “阿塔卡馬次毫米望遠鏡實驗”
  • Chinese: “阿塔卡马亚毫米望远镜实验”
  • Dutch: “Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment”
  • Finnish: “Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment”
  • French: “ASTE”
  • French: “Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment”
  • German: “Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment”
  • Italian: “ASTE”
  • Italian: “Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment”
  • Japanese: “ASTE”
  • Japanese: “ASTE望遠鏡”
  • Japanese: “アタカマサブミリ波望遠鏡実験”
  • Luxembourgish: “Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment”
  • Ukrainian: “ASTE”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pampa La Bola and Rocas Negras.

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