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RE: A breakthrough in astrophysics - observation of a first powerful engine to accelerate cosmic rays
Question about Antarctic ice. Is it just an iceberg from Antarctica, or is it some specially distilled frozen water?
By the way, I found this article quite easy to understand which is usually a challenge when I'm dealing with astrophysics.
The detector is located near the Amundsen-Scott station, the US station that is right at the South pole. The detector is 2.5km high and lies from the bedrock to the ground of the icefloor. It is thus really on the continent.
I actually thought about your comment when writing it. It is not as technical as the previous one and not depending on 6 previous articles to be understandable. But I will try to write a summary of my physics@utopian-io project in a few weeks, so that anyone not used to that could understand what we do, why we do it and where we go :)
What happens when the ice melts?
Ice does not melt there. The recorded temperatures at the South pole station vary from -12 Celsius to -80 Celsium (the mean temperature is -49 Celsius). Still cold enough ;)