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gptkbp:instanceOf
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astronomer
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gptkbp:address
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Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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gptkbp:antennaType
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27
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gptkbp:arrayConfiguration
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Y-shaped
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gptkbp:arrayType
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interferometer
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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1973
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gptkbp:cost
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$78.5 million (1972 USD)
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:diameter
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25 meters
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gptkbp:elevation
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2124 meters
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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gptkb:Contact_(film)
gptkb:Cosmos:_A_Personal_Voyage
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
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gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter
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Yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Very Large Array (VLA)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Plains_of_San_Agustin
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gptkbp:maximumBaseline
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36 km
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Karl_G._Jansky
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Socorro
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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detailed images of supernova remnants
detection of gravitational lensing in radio
radio jets from black holes
pulsar timing
studies of active galactic nuclei
studies of quasars
studies of star formation
detailed mapping of the center of the Milky Way
detection of water masers
gamma-ray burst afterglows
mapping of hydrogen in the Milky Way
protoplanetary disks in Orion Nebula
radio emission from extrasolar planets
radio emission from supernovae
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gptkbp:notableRelease
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gptkb:Karl_G._Jansky_Very_Large_Array
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:radio_waves
frequencies from 1 to 50 GHz
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gptkbp:opened
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1980
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:National_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory
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gptkbp:osGridReference
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34.0784°N 107.6184°W
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:NRAO
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:New_Mexico
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gptkbp:telescopeType
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parabolic dish
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gptkbp:touredWith
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yes
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gptkbp:usedFor
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gptkb:cosmology
radio astronomy
astronomical imaging
pulsar studies
galaxy observation
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gptkbp:website
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https://public.nrao.edu/telescopes/vla/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:VLBI_(Very_Long_Baseline_Interferometry)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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