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University of Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal (Brasília), Brazil, America

Observatório Sismológico (SIS)
Seismological Observatory (SIS)

Museum or Collection Type:
Science & Technology
Institutional Type:
Special Type: Observatory

Subject:
Seismology

Address:
Observatório Sismológico - Universidade de Brasília - Prédio SG -13 - Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro - Asa Norte

Opening Hours:
The opening hours for visitors to the museum of the Seismological Observatory of Brasilia are:
Fri: 8am to 12pm
Tue: 14pm to 18pm
Sat: 14pm to 18pm

Contact:
obsis@unb.br
Phone: +55(061)3107-0912

Additional information:
See also: http://www.museuvirtual.unb.br/

Links:
Observatório Sismológico (SIS)
University of Brasília

Description:
Created in the 1960s on the recommendation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Seismological Observatory (SIS) of UNB operates in the detection of earthquakes and interpretation of seismic signals.

Further Reading:
See at: http://www.obsis.unb.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=82&lang=pt