dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoFive-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescopeen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down10
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minus-squaredeus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 days agoMy understanding is that the dish isn’t actually solid but rather a metal mesh.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 days agoMakes perfect sense: The reflector is made of perforated aluminium panels supported by a mesh of steel cables hanging from the rim. Thank you for mentioning that!
My understanding is that the dish isn’t actually solid but rather a metal mesh.
Makes perfect sense:
Thank you for mentioning that!