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An entirely new generation of radio telescopes has sprung up at very high altitudes, not least of which is ALMA, at the astonishing altitude of 16,500 ft (5050 m) in the Chilean Andes, which is now beginning to bear cosmic fruit.
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Verschuur, G. (2015). Radio Telescopes in High Places. In: The Invisible Universe. Astronomers' Universe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13422-2_14
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