semi-arid area

Some of the satellite dishes that make up the MeerKAT. South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)   By Ed Elson, University of the Western Cape   South Africa’s Karoo region is a vast semi-arid area that stretches across four of the country’s provinces. It is sparsely populated and renowned for its wide open spaces. In the heart of this landscape, near the small Northern Cape town of Carnarvon, the South African […]