LMT built atop Mexico's Sierra Negra

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Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:14 pm

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LMT built atop Mexico's Sierra Negra
50m is largest of it's kind in the world and has been built on the 5th largest peak in Mexico.
LL

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6175446.stm

"Scientists say it is the most important scientific and technological project in the country's history.

The Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT), which cost $120m, was partly funded by the US. As its name suggests, it will be sensitive to electromagnetic radiation at millimetric wavelengths - about 0.85mm to 4mm. "
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*** More info la Cerro la Negra and Pico de Orizaba in the State of Puebla, Mexico.
http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8050
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Negra

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