McMurdo Neutron Monitor
The cosmic ray lab at McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica.
Behind the lab is the Ross Ice Shelf and, on the horizon, Black Island
(left) and Mount Discovery (right). Open water at far right leads to
McMurdo Sound. Photo by L Shulman, 1991.
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| Detector Type: |
18-tube NM64 |
| Latitude: |
77.9 South |
| Longitude: |
166.6 East |
| Altitude: |
48 m |
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Inside the Cosmic Ray Lab. The neutron monitor is in
three sections (white structures on floor) each containing
six neutron detector tubes. Photo by L Shulman, 1999.
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