Largest neutrino detector
The current largest neutrino detector record is 1 billion m³, held by IceCube Neutrino Observatory, set on December 18, 2010. Last checked October 14, 2026.
1
billion m³
IceCube Neutrino Observatory
- Holder
- IceCube Neutrino Observatory
- Record
- 1 billion m³
- Exact figure
- 1 km³ (1 billion m³)
- Location
- South Pole, Antarctica
- Date set
- December 18, 2010
- Recognized by
- IceCube Collaboration
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- arxiv.org Read the source
- arxiv.org Read the source
- queensu.ca Frozen lab detecting neutrinos ice
- nasa.gov Apod october ice fishing for cosmic neutrinos
- uu.se High energy physics
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