Thirty Meter Telescope Selects Mauna Kea
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 15:28
in Astronomy & Space
After careful evaluation and comparison between two outstanding candidate sites--Mauna Kea in Hawai'i and Cerro Armazones in Chile--the board of directors of the TMT Observatory Corporation has selected Mauna Kea as the preferred site for the Thirty Meter Telescope. The TMT will be the most capable and advanced telescope ever constructed.