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Very Large Array

The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) is a centimeter-wavelength radio astronomy observatory in the southwestern United States built in the 1970s. It lies in central New Mexico on the Plains of San Agustin, between the towns of Magdalena and Datil, approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of Socorro. The VLA comprises 28 25-meter (82 ft) radio telescopes…

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Location
Socorro County, New Mexico
Alternative names
VLA
Altitude
2,124 m (6,969 ft)
Built
1973–1981
Wavelength
0.6 cm (50 GHz)–410 cm (73 MHz)

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Very Large ArrayWavelength0.6 cm (50 GHz)–410 cm (73 MHz)1.00infobox
Very Large ArrayWebsitescience.nrao.edu/facilities/vla/1.00infobox
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Very Large Arrayrelated to External linksNRAONASA Astronomy Picture0.60section
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