# ATLAS · Organisation

> NASA-funded sky survey run by the University of Hawaii, with telescopes in Hawaii, Chile and South Africa. In 3I/ATLAS.

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# ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System)

NASA-funded sky survey run by the University of Hawaii, with telescopes in Hawaii, Chile and South Africa

[3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas)[2 events]

ATLAS is a NASA-funded sky survey run by the University of Hawaii, and appears in the record of 3I/ATLAS.

Two events on the site involve it, from Earliest ATLAS images, at Sutherland (5 Jun 2025) to ATLAS Chile finds the object (1 Jul 2025).

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## In the mysteries

**3I/ATLAS**

NASA-funded sky survey run by the University of Hawaii, with telescopes in Hawaii, Chile and South Africa · 2 events

[The mystery ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas)

[How big is the nucleus of 3I/ATLAS?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0JS9W15Y/how-big-is-the-nucleus-of-3i-atlas)Open: 2 answers, none ahead

[How much water did 3I/ATLAS release at its peak after perihelion?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0T8NXG7Q/how-much-water-did-3i-atlas-release-at-its-peak-after)Open: 2 answers, none ahead

[Is 3I/ATLAS a natural comet or a technological object?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0N9WT65H/is-3i-atlas-a-natural-comet-or-a-technological-object)Open: no answer ahead yet

[What is 3I/ATLAS made of, and why is its chemistry so unlike a Solar System comet's?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0HS0K7SD/what-is-3i-atlas-made-of-and-why-is-its-chemistry-so-unlike)Open: no answer ahead yet

## Events 2

5 Jun 2025[Earliest ATLAS images, at Sutherland](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/events/EVT0DFQ70ARV7B8/earliest-atlas-images-at-sutherland)

at [ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/places/PLC0DFQ70ARV09Y/atlas-south-africa-sutherland)

1 Jul 2025[ATLAS Chile finds the object](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/events/EVT0DFQ70ARZT0C/atlas-chile-finds-the-object)

at [ATLAS Chile, El Sauce Observatory, Río Hurtado](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/places/PLC0DFQ70ARVTK1/atlas-chile-el-sauce-observatory-rio-hurtado) · with [Larry Denneau](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/people/FIG0DFQ70ARR0WH/larry-denneau) · [John Tonry](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/people/FIG0DFQ70ARRGWN/john-tonry)

## People 2

[LD

**Larry Denneau**

3I/ATLAS

](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/people/FIG0DFQ70ARR0WH/larry-denneau)[JT

**John Tonry**

3I/ATLAS

](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/people/FIG0DFQ70ARRGWN/john-tonry)

## Places 2

[ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/places/PLC0DFQ70ARV09Y/atlas-south-africa-sutherland)

telescope site

PLC

[ATLAS Chile, El Sauce Observatory, Río Hurtado](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/places/PLC0DFQ70ARVTK1/atlas-chile-el-sauce-observatory-rio-hurtado)

telescope site

PLC

## Cite it

```
Mysteries Department. (2026). ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) [Organisation ORG0DFQ70ARRH0M]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ORG0DFQ70ARRH0M
```

Key

**ORG** 0DFQ70ARRH0M

Record

Organisation

Kind

Survey

Identity

NASA-funded sky survey run by the University of Hawaii

In

[3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas)

Version

1

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