The Very Long Baseline Interferometer (VLBI)
A) is the highest resolution optical telescope ever built.
B) is located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
C) is a matched pair of 8 m telescopes, one of which is in Chile and the other in Hawaii.
D) is an air-borne infrared telescope.
E) is a set of radio telescopes linked together electronically to provide very high resolution.

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The Very Long Baseline Interferometer (VLBI) is a set of radio telescopes linked together electronically to provide very high resolution. It is not an optical telescope, is not located in Arecibo, and is not a matched pair of 8 m telescopes. It is also not an air-borne infrared telescope. The Very Long Baseline Interferometer consists of a network of radio telescopes linked together electronically to provide very high resolution. It is not an optical telescope, located in Arecibo, or a matched pair of 8 m telescopes. It also does not operate in the infrared portion of the spectrum.