University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory

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The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the summit of Cerro Chajnantor, at an altitude of 5,640 m within a lava dome in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The site is located less than 5 km north-northeast of the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory, where the Atacama Large Millimeter Array is located, but is over 580 m higher in elevation. ()

Alternative names: Established: 2009 (15 years ago)Coordinates: 22°59'12"S, 67°44'32"W

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University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Purico complex, Atacama Cosmology Telescope, Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, Llano de Chajnantor Observatory.

2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Purico complex
66 min walk • The Purico complex is a Pleistocene volcanic complex in Chile close to Bolivia, formed by an ignimbrite, several lava domes and stratovolcanoes and one maar.
3.5 miNW
Observatories and planetariums
Atacama Cosmology Telescope
89 min walk • The Atacama Cosmology Telescope is a six-meter diameter telescope located on Cerro Toco in the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile, near the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory.
2 miS
Park
Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
51 min walk • The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment is a radio telescope 5,064 meters above sea level, at the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory in the Atacama desert in northern Chile, 50 km east of San Pedro de Atacama built and operated by 3 European research institutes.
2.6 miS
Observatories and planetariums
Llano de Chajnantor Observatory
67 min walk • Llano de Chajnantor Observatory is the name for a group of astronomical observatories located at an altitude of over 4,800 m in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
2.7 miNE
Observatories and planetariums
Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment
70 min walk • The Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment is a 10-meter-diameter antenna built by Mitsubishi Electric as a preprototype for ALMA. The ASTE was deployed to its site on Pampa La Bola, near Cerro Chajnantor and the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory in northern Chile.
4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Cerro Toco
103 min walk • Cerro Toco is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Atacama desert in Chile's II Region, approximately 6 km south of the border between Bolivia and Chile and 12 km SE of the Juriques and Licancabur volcanoes.
3.5 miNW
Observatories and planetariums
Simons Observatory
89 min walk • The Simons Observatory is located in the high Atacama Desert in Northern Chile inside the Chajnator Science Preserve, at an altitude of 5,200 meters. The Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the Simons Array are located nearby and these experiments are currently making observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background.
2.8 miNE
Observatories and planetariums
NANTEN2 Observatory
72 min walk • The NANTEN2 Observatory is a southern sky observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It is located at an altitude of 4,800 m on Pampa la Bola next to Cerro Chajnantor.
3.5 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Volcano
Cerro Toco
90 min walk • Cerro Toco is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Atacama desert in Chile's II Region, approximately 6 km south of the border between Bolivia and Chile and 12 km SE of the Juriques and Licancabur volcanoes.