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| The 2.4-mile circumference RHIC ring is large enough to be seen from space. | |
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| The image above shows Long Island, New York, as viewed by the multispectral scanner of the Landsat-4 satellite in July of 1982. At the time the image was taken, tunnel construction was underway for the predecessor project (called 'Isabelle') that would eventually become RHIC. The image at right, where the ring is clearly visible, is an enlargement of the area highlighted above. |  |