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MACE Telescope in Ladakh

Kumari Sonali

MACE Telescope in Ladakh:

the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) telescope was inaugurated in Hanle, Ladakh, representing a significant advancement in gamma-ray astronomy.It enables scientists to explore gamma rays with energies exceeding 20 billion electron volts (eV), emitted from sources beyond the Milky Way, including pulsars, blazars, and gamma-ray bursts.MACE positioned at an altitude of approximately 4.3 kilometers, MACE is the highest imaging Cherenkov telescope globally, making it the largest of its kind in Asia and the second-largest worldwide.

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