Arecibo Observatory
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🇵🇷 Arecibo
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The Arecibo Observatory, once home to one of the world’s largest radio telescopes, was a major research facility in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Built…
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Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) arrives at the massive Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico as part of her research into extraterrestrial…
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- Jodie Foster
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