Antarctic Three Gorges

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  • China Launches “Three Gorges Antarctic Eye”: A new 3.2-metre radio/millimetre-wave telescope deployed at Zhongshan Station in Antarctica.
  • Purpose: To study interstellar gas (hydrogen and ammonia) and star formation.
  • Location Advantage: Antarctica offers unique observational opportunities.
  • Developed By: Collaboration between China Three Gorges University and Shanghai Normal University.
  • Builds on Prior Efforts: Expands China’s Antarctic astronomical capabilities, following the Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3).
  • Technological Achievement: Designed
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    to withstand Antarctica’s extreme cold and strong winds.
  • Strategic Significance: Demonstrates China’s growing capabilities and ambition in polar science and astronomy.
  • Comparison to Other Observatories: The “Three Gorges Antarctic Eye” joins a global network of neutrino and astronomical observatories like India’s INO, the USA’s IceCube and DUNE,
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    and China’s JUNO and TRIDENT. The telescopes all contribute to the global effort to discover and advance neutrino properties.
  • Three Gorges Dam Relation: The name of the telescope has similarity to China’s 22.5 GW Three Gorges Dam hydropower project.