Giant Magellan Telescope Earns Top Marks in Earthquake Safety, a First in Observatory Design
Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Giant Magellan Telescope Earns Top Marks in Earthquake Safety, a First in Observatory Design December 16, 2020 GMT PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 16, 2020-- Engineers designing the Giant Magellan Telescope have solved an immense design challenge never attempted before: Protecting a 22-story rotating observatory and seven of the world’s largest monolithic mirrors from being damaged by earthqua...
United States Ryan Kallabis Dave Ashby Bruce Bigelow Giant Magellan Telescope Las Campanas Observatory
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