Spanish Astrobiology Center
Spanish Astrobiology Center is a state-run institute in Spain dedicated to astrobiology research, and it is part of the National Institute of Aerospace Technology as well as the Spanish National Research Council.- Type: Public building
- Description: Spanish astrobiology research center
- Also known as: “CAB”, “Centro de Astrobiologia”, and “Centro de Astrobiología”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Institute for Aerospace Technology and Torrejón Air Base.
National Institute for Aerospace Technology
Military installation
The National Institute for Aerospace Technology "Esteban Terradas" is an autonomous agency of the Spanish public administration dependent on the Secretariat of State for Defence. National Institute for Aerospace Technology is situated 1 km south of Spanish Astrobiology Center.
Torrejón Air Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Torrejón Air Base is both a major Spanish Air and Space Force base and the co-located Madrid–Torrejón Airport, a secondary civilian airport for the city and metropolitan area of Madrid, east-northeast of the city center in central Spain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daganzo de Arriba and Paracuellos de Jarama.
Daganzo de Arriba
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daganzo de Arriba is a Spanish municipality in the Comarca de Alcalá, located in the north-east of Autonomous Community of Madrid. It has a population of about 9,000, of which are mostly young families, in more recent times people have been purchasing homes in the new housing subdivisions that are being built and residing within those new neighborhoods. Daganzo de Arriba is situated 4½ km north of Spanish Astrobiology Center.
Paracuellos de Jarama
Town
Photo: Climent Sostres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paracuellos del Jarama is a small town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is located northeast from Madrid and very close to Madrid-Barajas Airport. Paracuellos de Jarama is situated 6 km west of Spanish Astrobiology Center.
Alcalá de Henares
Photo: Choniron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alcalá de Henares is a city 30 km northeast of Madrid. Its attractive medieval centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is full of interesting old buildings.
Spanish Astrobiology Center
- Categories: research center, building, and government building
- Location: Ajalvir, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.50316° or 40° 30′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.46651° or 3° 27′ 59″ westOperator
CSIC;INTAOpen location code
8CGRGG3M+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 804392958OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicWikidata ID
Q5761590
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Spanish Astrobiology Center” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Centre d’Astrobiologia”
- Catalan: “Centro de Astrobiología”
- Finnish: “Espanjan astrobiologian keskus”
- French: “Centro de Astrobiología”
- Galician: “Centro de Astrobioloxía”
- Japanese: “スペイン宇宙生物学センター”
- Slovenian: “Centro de Astrobiología”
- Spanish: “Centro de Astrobiologia”
- Spanish: “Centro de Astrobiología”
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