MeerKAT

201864 dishesSARAO

LocationSouth Africa

Year2018

Size64 dishes

OperatorSARAO

About MeerKAT

A precursor to the Square Kilometre Array. 64 offset Gregorian dishes. Produced the clearest image of the center of the Milky Way. Discovered over 20 new millisecond pulsars. Located in the Karoo desert.

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