MeerKAT Radio Telescope
South Africa's 64-dish radio interferometer in the Karoo, producing sensitive observations of pulsars, galaxies, cosmic magnetism, transients, and the distant universe as a precursor to the SKA.
Identity
- Name
- MeerKAT Radio Telescope
- Region
- AFR
- Slug
- meerkat-radio-telescope
- Type
- observatory
Details
- Description
- South Africa's 64-dish radio interferometer in the Karoo, producing sensitive observations of pulsars, galaxies, cosmic magnetism, transients, and the distant universe as a precursor to the SKA.
- Latitude
- -30.713
- Location
- Meerkat National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa
- Longitude
- 21.443
- Operational Status
- operational
- Ownership
- government
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- Creation Time
- 7/11/2026, 9:21:35 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/11/2026, 9:21:35 PM