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Very Large Array

Ground-based · 1980 · Plains of San Agustin, New Mexico

Type
Ground-based
Location
Plains of San Agustin, New Mexico
Altitude (m)
2124
Notes
Twenty-seven dishes that move on rails along a 36 km Y, trading resolution against field of view by physically rearranging the telescope.
Founded
1980

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