China is currently constructing the Tropical Deep-sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT), which is planned to be the world's largest neutrino- detecting telescope.
Which country is building the world's largest neutrino-detecting telescope, “Trident”?
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2024 · Topic: Nuclear Physics (Elementary particles: classification (leptons, hadrons, quarks), fundamental interactions (strong, weak, electromagnetic, gravitational).)
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