Leveling Cerro Pachón
The first blast of explosives to level out the top of Cerro Pachón for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is shown here. Blowing up the top of the mountain is required to provide a flat area to build the telescope.
Credit:NOIRLab/AURA/NSF
About the Image
| Id: | lsst_first_blast-CC |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | Jan. 27, 2022, 10:34 a.m. |
| Size: | 3648 x 2736 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |
