Vera C. Rubin Observatory (VRO) is located in which country?

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Recently, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory (VRO) in Chile released its first images, capturing 10 million galaxies, 2,000+ new asteroids, and stars with changing brightness.  It is located on Cerro Pachon Mountain, Northern Chile, at an altitude of 8,684 feet.  VRO was formerly called the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) and renamed in 2019 to honour Vera C. Rubin, who discovered dark matter evidence.  It is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Energy (DOE).

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Chile Recently, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory (VRO) in Chile released its first images, capturing 10 million galaxies, 2,000+ new asteroids, and stars with changing brightness.  It is located on Cerro Pachon Mountain, Northern Chile, at an altitude of 8,684 feet.  VRO was formerly called the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) and renamed in 2019 to honour Vera C. Rubin, who discovered dark matter evidence.  It is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Energy (DOE).

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