Merieme Chadid
Encyclopedia
Merieme Chadid is a Moroccan
astronomer
and researcher at Dome C
, Concordia Research Station
in Antarctica. She is considered the first astronomer in the world to have been committed to install a large astronomical observatory in Antarctica.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
and researcher at Dome C
Dome C
Dome C, also known as Dome Circe or Dome Charlie, located at Antarctica at an altitude of 3,233 m or 10,607 ft above sea level, is one of several summits or "domes" of the Antarctic Ice Sheet...
, Concordia Research Station
Concordia Station
Concordia Research Station, which opened in 2005, is a research facility that was built 3,233 m above sea level at a location called Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau, Antarctica...
in Antarctica. She is considered the first astronomer in the world to have been committed to install a large astronomical observatory in Antarctica.