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Match the name of the telescope to its description.
Premises:
HST
Chandra
Very Large Array
Arecibo Telescope
SOFIA
Keck Observatory
James Webb Space Telescope
Yerkes Observatory
Responses:
An airborne telescope that captures short infrared wavelengths
The largest single radio dish in the world
A next generation space telescope that will be placed in a solar orbit
A space telescope that detects X-rays
Radio interferometers in the desert of New Mexico
A space-based telescope that detects visible, UV and infrared wavelengths
Twin telescopes atop Mauna Kea whose primary mirrors are made of 36 individual hexagonal segments
The largest refracting telescope in the world
Correct Answer:
Premises:
Responses:
HST
Chandra
Very Large Array
Arecibo Telescope
SOFIA
Keck Observatory
James Webb Space Telescope
Yerkes Observatory
Premises:
HST
Chandra
Very Large Array
Arecibo Telescope
SOFIA
Keck Observatory
James Webb Space Telescope
Yerkes Observatory
Responses:
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