Beginning of Excavations (IMAGE)

GMTO Corporation

Beginning of Excavations

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A hydraulic drill being used to create excavation boundaries: more than 4,000 cubic meters of rock will be removed in preparation of the pouring of the concrete foundations for the Giant Magellan Telescope and its support buildings.

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Giant Magellan Telescope - GMTO Corporation.

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