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Martian landscape

Panoramic view of the characteristic “Martian landscape” in the area of Cerro Armazones, near ESO's Paranal Observatory, site of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). Cerro Armazones was chosen as the site for the planned European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), which, with its 40-metre-class diameter mirror, will be the world’s biggest eye on the sky.

Credit:

ESO / S. Brunier

About the Image

Id:armazones-desert
Type:Photographic
Release date:10 May 2010, 17:28
Size:11811 x 4724 px

About the Object

Name:Cerro Paranal
Type:• Solar System : Planet : Type : Terrestrial
• E-ELT

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