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Photos: Huge Observatory 1.5 Miles Deep in Antarctic Ice

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sam:

--- Quote ---Scientist Dennis Duling signs a particle-detecting sensor, part of the newly completed IceCube Neutrino Observatory, in Antarctica in December 2010.

Situated at the geographic South Pole, the U.S. $279 million observatory—the largest of its kind—will search for neutrinos, mysterious subatomic particles that can travel through almost any type of matter.
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/pictures/110106-icecube-neutrino-observatory-south-pole-antarctica-science/

Clive:
Makes a change from disused mineshafts!   :laugh:

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