[Rockhounds] Arecibo collapse

[Tim Fisher]

1.8 MILLION pounds lol.

Tim Fisher
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From: Rockhounds [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com] On
Behalf Of J. R. Hodel
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2020 12:46 PM
To: rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com
Subject: [Rockhounds] Arecibo collapse

Amazing video. Lucky no one was killed, that receiver was 900 tons... 18,000
lbs. A tragic loss, it was capable of deep space radar to detect incoming
objects, that capability is lost now. Plus the pure science, Nobel prize
level science.
There was a older radio-telescope with a steerable dish at Greenbank that
collapsed, fortunately funding was available to build a new one. The older
one that collapsed lasted many years past it's intended lifespan. The new
one is considerably advanced in ability, built of material intended to last
much longer.
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