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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory: LSST Camera Arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile, Paving the Way for Cosmic Exploration
May 24, 2024
MENLO PARK, California, May 24 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news feature on May 22, 2024:

The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has completed the journey to Cerro Pachon in Chile, where it will soon help unlock the universe's mysteries.

The 3200-megapixel LSST Camera, the groundbreaking instrument at the core of the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, has arrived at the observatory site on Cerro Pachon in Chile.

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