ðŸ”#Guizhou's "China Sky Eye": Unveiling the Mysteries of the Universe🛸
The "China Sky Eye," officially known as the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), is located in #Pingtang County, #Guizhou Province, #China. It is the world's largest and most sensitive single-dish radio telescope, with a receiving area equivalent to 30 football fields. This giant "eye" captures radio signals from space like a radar, aiding humanity in exploring the universe more deeply.
✨Site Selection: FAST is situated in the karst depression of #Dawodang, chosen for its superior topographical, drainage, climatic, observational, and geological conditions. This location offers low construction costs, excellent drainage, suitable temperatures, minimal interference, and geological stability, providing ideal conditions for FAST's precise observations.
🖋Editor â… : Lucy
🖋Editor Ⅱ: Helen
🖋Editor Ⅲ: Liu Guosong
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