Three Gorges Antarctic Eye : China
China has recently launched the “Three Gorges Antarctic Eye,” a 3.2-metre aperture radio/millimetre-wave telescope, at the Zhongshan Station in Antarctica.
- It is a 2-metre radio/millimeter-wave telescope, located at Zhongshan Station, Antarctica.
- It builds upon China’s earlier achievements, such as the Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3).
- Purpose: Studying interstellar gas (hydrogen and ammonia), star formation.
- Challenge to withstand Antarctica’s extreme cold and strong winds.
- Developed by: China Three Gorges University and Shanghai Normal University.
