Giant Magellan Telescope

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:collectingArea 368 square meters
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:elevation 2550 meters
gptkbp:firstLight 2029
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Giant_Magellan_Telescope_Organization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Giant Magellan Telescope
gptkbp:location gptkb:Las_Campanas_Observatory
gptkbp:mirrorManufacturer gptkb:University_of_Arizona's_Steward_Observatory_Mirror_Lab
gptkbp:mirrorMaterial gptkb:glass
gptkbp:numberOfPrimaryMirrors 7
gptkbp:partner gptkb:Arizona_State_University
gptkb:Australian_National_University
gptkb:Carnegie_Institution_for_Science
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Texas_A&M_University
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Arlington
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkb:University_of_Tokyo
gptkb:Weizmann_Institute_of_Science
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Dallas
gptkb:Texas_A&M_University_System
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Tyler
gptkb:Instituto_de_Astrofísica_de_Andalucía
gptkb:Korea_Astronomy_and_Space_Science_Institute
gptkb:São_Paulo_Research_Foundation
gptkb:University_of_Texas_Health_Science_Center_at_Houston
gptkb:University_of_Texas_Health_Science_Center_at_San_Antonio
gptkb:University_of_Texas_Health_Science_Center_at_Tyler
gptkb:University_of_Texas_MD_Anderson_Cancer_Center
gptkb:University_of_Texas_Medical_Branch_at_Galveston
gptkb:University_of_Texas_Permian_Basin
gptkb:University_of_Texas_Rio_Grande_Valley
gptkb:University_of_Texas_Southwestern_Medical_Center
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Brownsville
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Pan_American
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_San_Antonio
University of Texas at El Paso
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter 24.5 meters
gptkbp:projectCost $2 billion
gptkbp:scientificGoals gptkb:cosmology
stellar evolution
dark matter research
dark energy research
exoplanet detection
galaxy formation
gptkbp:status under construction
gptkbp:telescopeType segmented mirror telescope
gptkbp:wavelengthRange near-infrared
optical
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Las_Campanas_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3