MeerKAT telescope foundations complete
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 08:31
in Astronomy & Space
The 64th and final foundation for the MeerKAT telescope antenna was poured yesterday (Tuesday, February 11th, 2014) at South Africa's SKA site in the Karoo. Close to 5 000 m³ of concrete and more than 570 tons of steel were used to construct the foundations over the last nine months.