Science·Le Monde·4d agoGlobal
World's Largest Telescope to Begin Operations in 2030
931 Safran mirror segments head to Chile's Atacama Desert
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The European Southern Observatory will begin operating the world's largest ground-based telescope in 2030 in Chile's Atacama Desert. Safran's optical division produced the 931 segments of its main mirror.
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telescopeEuropean Southern ObservatoryAtacama DesertSafranastronomy
