the Arecibo Observatory

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Carl_Sagan
gptkb:William_H._Pickering
gptkb:J._Allen_Hynek
gptkb:John_C._Mather
gptkb:Frank_Drake
gptkb:David_H._Levy
gptkb:Francisco_J._Ayala
gptkb:Robert_H._Dicke
gptkb:Neil_de_Grasse_Tyson
Carlos A. Alvarado
J. C. van Vleck
Jorge A. L. C. de la Torre
Luis A. Caffarelli
gptkbp:coordinates 18.3° N, 66.7° W
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2020
gptkbp:design spherical reflector
gptkbp:diameter 305 meters
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:2020
gptkbp:famous_for the movie Contact
the movie Golden Eye
the movie The Last of Us Part II
gptkbp:field_of_study astrophysics
planetary science
geophysics
ionospheric research
gptkbp:height 50 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Arecibo Observatory
gptkbp:is_used_for atmospheric science
radio astronomy
planetary radar
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arecibo,_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:notable_for discovery of pulsars
mapping of the surface of Venus
contributions to SETI
studying near-Earth objects
gptkbp:opened gptkb:1963
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:National_Astronomy_and_Ionosphere_Center
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:type gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Puerto_Rican_archipelago
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7