As fear , the 900 - long ton instrument chopine break up yesterday at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico , falling onto the gigantic radar cup of tea below . Photos of the scene are revealing the extent of the wrong at the famous facility , which is bonk for contributing to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence andnumerous astronomical discoveries .
The prostration pass at around 7:55 a.m. local time on December 1 , as the receiving platform plunged 450 feet ( 140 time ) down to the 1,000 - metrical unit ( 305 - meter ) saucer below , which had already been damaged in recent calendar month by fallen cable television . No injuries were report , but the collapse has caused considerable damage to the radar dish antenna and surrounding deftness , including a learning centre , accord to the U.S. National Science Foundation .
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Aerial photo showing a massive gash in the radar dish and the receiving platform resting along the edge of the 1,000-foot-wide (305-meter) structure.Image: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images (Getty Images)
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