This article was published on September 26, 2013

Peering into the Large Hadron Collider: Google Street View arrives at CERN


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GENEVA – JUNE 16: A model of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) tunnel is seen in the CERN (European Organization For Nuclear Research) visitors’ center on June 16, 2008 in Geneva-Meyrin, Switzerland. CERN is building the world’s biggest and most powerful particle accelerator. The LHC is being installed in a tunnel 27 km in circumference, […]

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CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory, has opened its doors to Google’s Street View cameras, allowing viewers to peer inside the building and take a peek at the equipment being used.

Maybe you’re mystified and intrigued by the idea of the ‘God Particle’ and the LHC, or maybe you just want to see behind the scenes because you like pictures of big, scientific machinery. Either way you’ll probably want to take a gander at the images.

The pictures, however, were actually taken back in 2011 and took a full two weeks to complete.

➤ Street View Arrives at CERN [Google Europe Blog]

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