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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on January 07, 2011, 13:58

Title: Photos: Huge Observatory 1.5 Miles Deep in Antarctic Ice
Post by: sam on January 07, 2011, 13:58

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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.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/pictures/110106-icecube-neutrino-observatory-south-pole-antarctica-science/

Title: Re: Photos: Huge Observatory 1.5 Miles Deep in Antarctic Ice
Post by: Clive on January 07, 2011, 16:47

Makes a change from disused mineshafts!   :laugh: