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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following country has launched the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in a mountainous region
A
China
B
Japan
C
US
D
Canada
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), nicknamed Tianyan, is a Chinese mega-science project aiming to build the largest single dish radio telescope in the world, with innovative concepts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Five Hundred Metre Aperture Spherical Telescope It is located in the Dawodang depression. The Dawodang depression is a natural basin in Guizhou, southwest China. It is the largest filled-aperture Radio Telescope and second largest single dish aperture.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), located in a karst depression in Guizhou, is the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, with a receiving area equivalent to 30 football fields. It is expected that FAST will maintain its world-class status for the next 20 to 30 years.

Detailed explanation-4: -The FAST telescope is a radio telescope in the Guizhou province in China. It is the world’s largest telescope. FAST stands for Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope.

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