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Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico Collapses Weeks after Suffering Major Damage

posted by martyb on Tuesday December 01 2020, @07:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the makes-it-easier-to-rebuild dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for requerdanos:

Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico Collapses Weeks After Suffering Major Damage:

The renowned Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Puerto Rico, closed because of damage, completely collapsed Tuesday morning.

"Friends, it is with deep regret to inform you that the Arecibo Observatory platform has just collapsed," tweeted Deborah Martorell, a senior meteorologist for WAPA-TV and El Nuevo Dia in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Martorell, who was at the observatory on Monday, received a call from a scientist at the site Tuesday saying the giant reflector dish and the Gregorian Dome that held instruments above it had both collapsed, El Nuevo Dia reported.

The Associated Press also reported the collapse and said many scientists and Puerto Ricans mourned the news, with some tearing up during interviews.

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