Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment
The Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment is a 10-meter-diameter antenna built by Mitsubishi Electric as a preprototype for ALMA. 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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- Observatory
- …lies at an elevation of 4,800 metres (15,748 feet)
- …is also known as “ASTE”
- …is operated by National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- Description: Radio astronomy telescope
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include NANTEN2 observatory.
NANTEN2 observatory
The NANTEN2 Observatory is a southern sky observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. NANTEN2 observatory is situated 200 metres north of Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atacama Large Millimeter Array.
Atacama Large Millimeter Array
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array… Atacama Large Millimeter Array is situated 8 km southwest of Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment.
Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment
- Category: radio telescope
- Location
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Latitude
-22.97164° or 22° 58′ 18″ south
Longitude
-67.70318° or 67° 42′ 11″ west
Open location code
579J27HW+8P
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OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment” goes by many names.
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Chinese
Atacama Submillimeter Telescope ExperimentDutch
Atacama Submillimeter Telescope ExperimentFinnish
ASTEItalian
Atacama Submillimeter Telescope ExperimentItalian
ASTEJapanese
ASTE望遠鏡Japanese
アタカマサブミリ波望遠鏡実験Japanese
Atacama Submillimeter Telescope ExperimentLuxembourgish
ASTEUkrainian
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Highlights include Pampa La Bola and Rocas Negras.
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