The Major Advantage the Allen Telescope Array (Which Will Eventually

question 51

Multiple Choice

The major advantage the Allen Telescope Array (which will eventually consist of 350 small radio dishes) has over a conventional single-dish radio telescope is that it

• A) is less expensive to build than a single-dish
• B) is simpler to operate than a single-dish
• C) can monitor several targets simultaneously
• D) can collect more radiation than a single-dish of comparable size

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