The European Extremely Large Telescope

Cerro Armazones

Chile, 2009-2021

Client: ESO European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere

The E-ELT is a frontline scientific project which allows scientists to address many of the most pressing unsolved questions about the Universe.

ASDEA performed the seismic hazard study and developed a 3D seismic isolation system to protect the telescope.

The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) will be the largest telescope-based astronomical observatory in the world featuring an optical near-infrared telescope, among other advanced features.

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