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  • Going to the far side to explore the universe

    Dec 20, 2021 1:00 pm by Debra Levey LarsonResearch
    Conceptual art of Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the far side of the moon. Artist credit: Vladimir Vustyansky

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    • Conceptual art of Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the far side of the moon. Artist credit: Vladimir Vustyansky

    A wire mesh will be deployed on the far side of the moon using wall-climbing robotsto form about a half-mile wide (1 km) parabolic reflector – making the LCRT the largest filled-aperture radio telescope in the solar system.