Very Large Array Dishes

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Description

The Very Large Array (VLA) is a collection of 27 radio antennas located at the NRAO site in Socorro, New Mexico. Each antenna in the array measures 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter and weighs about 230 tons.

Creator

Records of the NRAO

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF

Type

Still Image

Location

VLA Site, NM

Photo Credit

NRAO/AUI/NSF

Notes

Contact NRAO Archives for a high resolution tiff of this image.

Series

Photographs Series

Unit

VLA Unit

Citation

Records of the NRAO, “Very Large Array Dishes,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed December 19, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/32641.