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Bolivian Air Shower
 

 

Bolivian Air Shower 1963

DESCRIPTION OF THE BOLIVIAN AIR SHOWER VIDEO (1963) 10-min silent movie, by Pier Oddone, Summer 1963. Description by Hale Bradt (Oct. 2017) Overview The MIT group established an extensive air shower (EAS) experiment near the summit of Mt. Chacaltaya, Bolivia, at altitude 5200 meters (17,000 ft) for the purpose of studying EAS of relatively small…

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