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gptkbp:instanceOf
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astronomer
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gptkbp:antennaType
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64
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gptkbp:collaboratesWith
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international astronomy community
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:South_Africa
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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 radio telescope
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gptkbp:inaugurated
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2018
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Karoo_region
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Northern_Cape,_South_Africa
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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Meer (Afrikaans for 'more') and Karoo
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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MeerKAT's discovery of giant radio galaxies
detailed images of the Milky Way's center
radio bubbles near the Galactic Center
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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
black hole research
cosmic magnetism research
fast radio burst detection
galaxy evolution studies
neutral hydrogen mapping
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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
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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