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gptkbp:instanceOf
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astronomer
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gptkbp:arrayConfiguration
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randomly distributed dishes
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gptkbp:awarded
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gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society_Group_Achievement_Award_(2023)
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gptkbp:collaboratesWith
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international astronomy community
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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2010
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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gptkb:VLBI_(Very_Long_Baseline_Interferometry)_networks
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gptkbp:dataSource
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Open data policy for some surveys
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gptkbp:diameter
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13.5 metres
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gptkbp:firstLight
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2016
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gptkbp:frequency
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580 MHz to 14.5 GHz
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:South_African_government
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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MeerKAT
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gptkbp:locatedNear
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gptkb:Carnarvon,_South_Africa
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Northern_Cape,_South_Africa
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gptkbp:maximumBaseline
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8 km
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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meerkat (animal)
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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MeerKAT discovered mysterious radio filaments near the Milky Way’s center
MeerKAT discovered giant radio galaxy MRC 0600-399
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gptkbp:notableRelease
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to be integrated into SKA-Mid
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gptkbp:numberOfDishes
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64
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gptkbp:opened
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2018
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:South_African_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Square_Kilometre_Array_(SKA)
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gptkbp:purpose
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radio astronomy
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gptkbp:usedFor
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pulsar studies
galaxy evolution research
cosmic magnetism studies
mapping hydrogen in the universe
transient radio sources
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.sarao.ac.za/science/meerkat/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Breakthrough_Listen_Open_Data_Archive
gptkb:Square_Kilometre_Array_project
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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