Gallery: At the Bottom of the Sea, Glass Spheres Prepare to Hunt for Mysterious Neutrinos

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    A frame containing prototype components for Orca.
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    The KM3NeT group tests part of their detector.
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    A robot vehicle that the researchers use to move and repair cables at the bottom of the ocean.
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    During a rare manned trip to the seafloor, an arm from a submarine reaches for the electronics of the Antares detector, Orca's predecessor.
  • Artist's rendition of part of the detector unfurling like a yoyo.
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    Artist's rendition of part of the detector unfurling like a yo-yo.
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    Artist's rendition of the completed KM3NeT neutrino telescope.
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