Atacama Desert

Overview

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is one of the driest, clearest places on Earth, hosting many of the world's great observatories.

Knowledge connections

• Location ofALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array)
• Location ofParanal Observatory
• Location ofLa Silla Observatory
• Location ofExtremely Large Telescope
• Location ofAtacama Pathfinder Experiment
• Associated withSeeing Integration
• Associated withTransparency Integration

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• ESOEuropean Southern Observatory

  Southern-hemisphere observatory data and imagery (VLT, ALMA partner).