Fort Stanton served as a military outpost through 1896. It was named after Captain Henry W. Stanton, an officer killed fighting the Mescalero Apache. Built of local stone in 1855, the fort has weathered the test of time. It is one of the most intact frontier forts in the country.

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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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