An aerial view of the damage at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico after one of the main cables holding the receiver broke on December 1, 2020. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images The Arecibo Observatory's iconic radio telescope collapsed Tuesday morning. Newly released videos show how the telescope's 900-ton suspended platform crashed into the bowl-shaped dish below. The tops of three support towers snapped off as the platform fell.
A Video Shows The 'violent' Collapse Of The Iconic Arecibo Telescope. It Sounded Like An Avalanche, A Staff Scientist Said.
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