Transportable Antarctic Research Platform (TARP-04) deployed on the Chajnantor Plateau
Our Transportable Antarctic Research Platform (TARP-04) became operational in July 2016 on the Chajnantor plateau (located at 5,200 meters above sea level in the Atacama desert, nearby the ALMA Observatory). TARP-04 is a twin unit of TARP-02, deployed by the University of Santiago (USACH) early 2015 on King George Island (62° 12’ S; 58° 57’ W, Antarctic Peninsula). TARP-04 is fitted […]