The main collecting dish is among the world’s largest single-dish radio telescopes. The reflective dish is 307 metres in diameter and 50 metres deep, and covers an area of about 81,000 square metres. (Arecibo Observatory, University of Central Florida)
Cable smashes Arecibo main dish
A broken cable has damaged the huge main dish at the iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. It’s not clear why the cable broke in the middle of Monday night, said a statement from the University of Central Florida, which manages the observatory. Arecibo has been weathering hurricanes and other challenges since 1963, and staff will focus on “restoring the facility to full operations as soon as possible,” says observatory director Francisco Cordova.
University of Central Florida | 2 min read
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario