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alsoKnownAs
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Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
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surface form: "Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array"
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antennaDiameter
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25 meters
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configurationShape
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Y-shaped
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constructionStartDate
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1973
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country
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United States of America
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featuredIn
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film "Contact"
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featuredIn
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various documentaries about astronomy
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fullOperationDate
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1980
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governingBody
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National Science Foundation
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hasArrayConfiguration
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A configuration
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hasArrayConfiguration
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B configuration
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hasArrayConfiguration
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C configuration
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hasArrayConfiguration
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D configuration
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hasBaselineLength
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up to about 36 kilometers
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hasFrequencyCoverage
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approximately 1 to 50 GHz
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hasRailTrack
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Y-shaped railroad track
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hasUpgrade
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Expanded Very Large Array
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hasVisitorCenter
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Very Large Array Visitor Center
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inaugurationDate
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1980
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instanceOf
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interferometer
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instanceOf
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radio astronomy observatory
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instanceOf
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radio telescope array
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locatedIn
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New Mexico
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locatedIn
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Plains of San Agustin
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namedAfter
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Karl Guthe Jansky
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near
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Socorro, New Mexico
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numberOfAntennas
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27
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operatedBy
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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ownedBy
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National Science Foundation
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partOf
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Very Long Baseline Array
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surface form: "Long Baseline Array network"
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primaryUse
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radio astronomy
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studies
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black holes
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studies
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cosmic magnetic fields
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studies
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galaxies
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studies
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gamma-ray burst afterglows
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studies
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interstellar gas
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studies
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pulsars
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studies
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quasars
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studies
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star formation
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studies
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supernova remnants
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supportsObservationMode
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continuum observations
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supportsObservationMode
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polarization measurements
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supportsObservationMode
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spectral line observations
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supportsObservationMode
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time-domain astronomy
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supportsTechnique
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aperture synthesis
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supportsTechnique
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very long baseline interferometry
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upgradeCompletionDate
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2012
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wavelengthRange
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centimeter radio wavelengths
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