Melaka Planetarium

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Melaka Planetarium
Planetarium Melaka
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Melaka Planetarium
General information
Type planetarium
Location Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Malaysia
Inaugurated10 August 2009
CostMYR20 million
OwnerPlanetarium Melaka Sdn. Bhd.
(subsidiary of Malacca Chief Minister Incorporated)
ManagementPlanetarium Melaka Sdn. Bhd.
(subsidiary of Malacca Chief Minister Incorporated)
Technical details
Floor count3
Floor area0.7 hectares
Melaka Planetarium exhibition hall Melaka Planetarium - Interior.jpg
Melaka Planetarium exhibition hall

Melaka Planetarium (Malay : Planetarium Melaka), officially Melaka Planetarium Adventure Science Centre, is a planetarium located at Melaka International Trade Centre business district in the town of Ayer Keroh, in the Malaysian state of Malacca. [1] [2] It was officiated by Malacca State Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam on 10 August 2009, and is the second planetarium in the state after the Al-Khawarizmi Astronomy Complex in Masjid Tanah. [3] [4] The planetarium features Islamic architecture and a landing UFO, costing MYR20 million to be built over an area of 0.7 hectares and 3 floors. It consists of four sections, which are astronomy, outer space, simulation, and physics, [5] and exhibits the magnificent cosmos, history of astronomy and astronomers and also various other attractions.

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References

  1. "Melaka Planetarium". AmazingMelaka.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. "Planetarium Melaka" [Melaka Planetarium]. Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya (in Malay). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. "Melaka Planetarium Adventure Science Centre". Malacca. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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Coordinates: 2°16′17.2″N102°17′13.2″E / 2.271444°N 102.287000°E / 2.271444; 102.287000