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mr_mitm 2 hours ago

Where else would you go look for a cubic km of ice?

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erk__ 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Greenland, though that is probably not much better in any measurable way, when it comes to transport.

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walrus01 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Another option that's been popular is to get it as deep underground as possible, hard rock mines with empty areas:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudbury_Neutrino_Observatory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNO+

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-Kamiokande

There's a weird overlap in engineering and physics disciplines between the hard engineering/business practices of the mining industry, and particle physics.

	▲	trebligdivad 33 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Right, but for those they need to make/move/collect a large amount of transparent material, like heavy water etc for the particles to interact with. But they get that 'for free' with the ice.

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bananasbandanas 38 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Logistics is much easier for Greenland, but the optical properties of the ice are not as good as at the south pole.