Assertion: cosmic ray | /r/CapableOf | hit the atmosphere
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text: Researchers know this because when cosmic rays hit the atmosphere, they produce an isotope of beryllium, 10Be, which is preserved in polar ice.
text: There is a constant flux of cosmic rays hitting the atmosphere where they collide with the nuclei of the gas molecules and form large showers of secondary particles which can be detected on earth with simple radiation detectors.
text: Artist's impression of cosmic rays hitting the atmosphere.
text: For example, so-called "secondary muons", created by cosmic rays hitting the atmosphere, can penetrate the atmosphere and reach Earth's land surface and even into deep mines.
text: When a cosmic ray hits the atmosphere it produces secondary particles, for example neutrons.
text: There is a constant flux of cosmic rays hitting the atmosphere where they collide with the nuclei of the gas molecules and form large showers of secondary particles which can be detected on earth with simple radiation detectors.
text: Researchers know this because when cosmic rays hit the atmosphere, they produce an isotope of beryllium, 10Be, which is preserved in polar ice.