The Arecibo radio telescope is the largest radiotelescope in the world. It is suspended in a valley in the Puerto Rican mountains.
The Arecibo Observatory is used for radio astronomy, atmospheric science, and radar observations of planets and asteroids. Its main purpose is to study and understand cosmic phenomena, such as pulsars, galaxies, and the Earth's atmosphere.
Arecibo Observatory was created in 1963.
The address of the Arecibo Public Library - Nicolas Nabal Barreto - is: 210 Santiago Iglesias Pantin Ave., Arecibo, 00612 M
The Arecibo Observatory is in the United States of America. It is in the municipality of Arecibo which is in Puerto Rico. It is a very famous radio telescope.
Arecibo - EP - was created on 2008-11-18.
Capitanes de Arecibo was created in 1946.
The area of Arecibo Observatory is 73,000.0 square meters.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo's population is 607,000.
University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo was created in 1967.
The phone number of the Arecibo Public Library - Nicolas Nabal Barreto - is: 787-878-1178.
The Arecibo message was a simple binary-encoded message sent in 1974 from the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico towards a distant cluster of stars. It contained information about Earth's location in the galaxy, our binary numbers, human DNA, and a representation of a human figure. Its purpose was to showcase our technological capability and potentially initiate communication with extraterrestrial civilizations.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo was created on 1960-04-30.