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Excavation Begins on Giant Magellan Telescope Site in Chile

  • Map showing the key areas of the GMT site at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.

    Map showing the key areas of the GMT site at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.

    Credit: Giant Magellan Telescope - GMTO Corporation

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  • The GMT site as seen from a drone in May 2018.

    The GMT site as seen from a drone in May 2018.

    Credit: Giant Magellan Telescope - GMTO Corporation

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  • Beginning of excavations. A hydraulic drill being used to create excavation boundaries: more than 4,000 cubic meters of rock will be removed in preparation of the pouring of the concrete foundations for the Giant Magellan Telescope and its support buildings.

    Beginning of excavations. A hydraulic drill being used to create excavation boundaries: more than 4,000 cubic meters of rock will be removed in preparation of the pouring of the concrete foundations for the Giant Magellan Telescope and its support buildings.

    Credit: Giant Magellan Telescope - GMTO Corporation

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