WHAT IS SPACESHIP EARTH ?
Spaceship Earth is a network of neutron
monitors strategically located to provide precise, real-time, 3-dimensional
measurements of the cosmic ray angular distribution:
- 11 Neutron Monitor Stations on 4 continents
- Multi-national participation: U.S.A., Russia, Australia, Canada
- 9 stations view equatorial plane at 40-degree intervals
- Thule and McMurdo provide crucial 3-dimensional perspective
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Circles denote station geographical
locations. Average viewing directions (squares) and range (lines) are
separated from station geographical locations because particles are
deflected by Earth's magnetic field.
STATION CODES:
- IN: Inuvik, Canada
- FS: Fort Smith, Canada
- PE: Peawanuck, Canada
- NA: Nain, Canada
- MA: Mawson, Antarctica
- AP: Apatity, Russia
- NO: Norilsk, Russia
- TI: Tixie Bay, Russia
- CS: Cape Schmidt, Russia
- TH: Thule, Greenland
- MC: McMurdo, Antarctica
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