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Arecibo radio telescope, damaged beyond repair, seen from space – Livescience.com
Satellites spotted gashes in the damaged Arecibo Observatory, which is set to be decommissioned by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).
The 57-year-old radio telescope has sustained two cable failures
which has made its massive dish too unstable to safely repair, according to the NSF
. The cable failures have also damaged the massive dish, which spans a whopping 1,000 feet (305 meters) across, gouging holes in its delicate metal panels.
Those holes in the telescope’s large dish and vegetation…
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