San Miguel Mission Chapel in Socorro is considered the oldest church still in use in the United States. Built between 1615 – 1626, Nuestra Señora de Perpetuo has walls that are 5 feet thick, with massive, carved vigas. The mission was temporarily abandoned during the Pueblo Revolt, but it wasn't completely destroyed. The church was restored after the Spanish returned in 1692.

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Stopped at the VLA while crossing the San Agustin Plains. The Very Large Array has 27 active antenna dishes. Each of these 230 ton antennas can be moved to different locations with a transporter. This allows astronomers to place them in several patterns known as configurations. The antennas can be clustered together within an area no more than 0.6 miles wide (D), or spread across a diameter of 22 miles (A).

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