Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 23, 1999

The Sudbury Neutrino Detector

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 23, 1999 is “The Sudbury Neutrino Detector,” an image. It is credited to Credit: A. B. McDonald (Queen’s University) et al., The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Institute. The original explanation runs about 108 words.

From the explanation

“Two thousand meters below the ground, a giant sphere has begun to detect nearly invisible particles. These particles, neutrinos , are extremely abundant in the universe but usually go right through just about everything.”

— APOD editors, June 23, 1999

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At a glance

Date: June 23, 1999
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: A. B. McDonald (Queen’s University) et al., The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Institute
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 108 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, June 23, 1999 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1999-june-23-the-sudbury-neutrino-detector

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