Pierre Auger Observatory
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Telescope style | Fluorescence |
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Locations | Malargüe |
Named after | Pierre Victor Auger |
Altitude | 1330 m–1620 m, average ~1400 m |
Organizations | Multi-national |
Built | 2004–2008 (and taking data during construction) |
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ID | 879255 |
About Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Observatory is an international cosmic ray observatory in Argentina designed to detect ultra-high-energy cosmic rays: sub-atomic particles traveling nearly at the speed of light and each with energies beyond 10¹⁸ eV.