kilometre
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New observing facilities, like the Square Kilometre Array currently under construction, are expected to study the Flying Fox and provide new insights into the nature and history of this unusual object.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
Although DSA-2000 won’t be as sensitive as other planned radio observatories, such as the Square Kilometre Array in South Africa and Australia, it will beat them on survey speed.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 31, 2023
At Murchison, which is to be the Australian site of the giant Square Kilometre Array radio telescope, she helped to establish what is probably the world’s largest radio-quiet zone, at more than 500 kilometres across.
From Scientific American • Mar. 9, 2023
Kilometre Zero: There’s a delay to the start of racing to give a couple of riders time to get punctures fixed.
From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2021
Kilometre Stones in France Excepting for twenty kilometres or so around Paris, the vehicular traffic on the country roads of France does not seem to be in any way excessive.
From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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