Planetary Radio Emissions Discovery Site, Seneca


  • Address: River Rd
  • Vicinity: 2 mi W of Seneca, McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Site


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1954/06/00 A 96-acre Mills Cross Telescope-style radio antenna array is erected in Seneca by the Carnegie Institution of Washington. The array is made of two 2047 ft arms, each with 66 dipole antennas on unpainted wooden poles, connected 5 miles (8.0 km) of wire.
1955/04/06 Bernard Burke and Kenneth Franklin, researchers from the Carnegie Institution in Washington, DC, announce they have discover naturally generated radio waves from Jupitor using the Mills Cross Array near Seneca, MD.

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Particulars for Planetary Radio Emissions Discovery Site, Seneca:
Science Astronomy
Area of Significance Science
Sight Category Site
Area of Significance Space




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