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An ALMA PM03 Antenna at Daybreak
As day breaks at the operations support facility of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), preparations for taking the first ALMA antenna up to Chajnantor Plateau begin.
ALMA is an international astronomy facility that is a partnership of Europe, North America and East Asia in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. It is funded in part by the National Science Foundation. To learn more, visit the ALMA website. (Date of Image: unknown)
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