Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
A 12-meter submillimeter telescope on the Chajnantor plateau, studying cold gas, dust, star formation, galaxies, and the distant universe while pioneering instrumentation for high-altitude astronomy.
Identity
- Name
- Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
- Region
- SA
- Slug
- atacama-pathfinder-experiment
- Type
- observatory
Details
- Description
- A 12-meter submillimeter telescope on the Chajnantor plateau, studying cold gas, dust, star formation, galaxies, and the distant universe while pioneering instrumentation for high-altitude astronomy.
- Latitude
- -23.00578
- Location
- Llano de Chajnantor, Antofagasta Region, Chile
- Longitude
- -67.75917
- Operational Status
- operational
- Ownership
- public
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/11/2026, 9:21:04 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/11/2026, 9:21:04 PM