A massive metal object looking like an alien space craft was deployed Tuesday in Draper to help teach about the health of our planet.
Officials at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium hoisted the 190-ton steel structure once known as “The Claw” into position in its outdoor plaza, atop what will be the facility’s new Ecosystem Exploration Craft & Observatory Command Center, a high-tech instruction center focused on the environment.
“It looks fantastic,” the aquarium’s founder and CEO Brent Andersen said of the four-legged steel titan. “But it’s bigger than I recalled.”
The structure served as a traveling stage for U2’s “360° Tour” 10 years ago, which included a stop in Salt Lake City.