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Subglacial Lakes, Antarctica
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Subglacial Lakes, Antarctica

To the untrained eye, Antarctica may look like a giant piece of solid ice that rarely changes, but scientists studying the continent have long known better. The icy surface is dynamic, with glaciers and "streams" of ice flowing toward the ocean.

Published Apr 27, 2007

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Lakes Drain under Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Lakes Drain under Antarctic Ice Sheet

Throughout Antarctica, broad ribbons of ice known as ice streams shed large quantities of ice into the ocean.

Published Apr 24, 2007

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First Map of Antarctica’s Moving Ice
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First Map of Antarctica’s Moving Ice

Scientists mapped the motion of Antarctica’s ice sheets and revealed unexpected patterns.

Published Aug 19, 2011

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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse
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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse

This approximately true-color image shows ice fragments left over from previous breakups of the Wilkins Ice Shelf.

Published Apr 19, 2009

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Bottoms Up for Antarctic Ice
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Bottoms Up for Antarctic Ice

Researchers working in Antarctica have found evidence of large-scale ice making at the bottom of that continent's massive ice sheets.

Published Apr 21, 2011

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New Map of Antarctica’s Icy Edge
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New Map of Antarctica’s Icy Edge

This image shows the latest estimate of the ice edge around Law Promontory, which juts out from East Antarctica’s coastline near Stefansson Bay.

Published Jul 23, 2010

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Sea Ice and Icebergs off East Antarctica
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Sea Ice and Icebergs off East Antarctica

Acquired October 7, 2011, this natural-color image shows an ice menagerie off the coast of East Antarctica.

Published Oct 23, 2011

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Oldest Arctic Sea Ice is Disappearing
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Oldest Arctic Sea Ice is Disappearing

Thick ice that used to last through multiple summers has been in steep decline for three decades.

Published Mar 1, 2012

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Rapid Sea Ice Breakup along the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf
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Rapid Sea Ice Breakup along the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf

An area of sea ice larger than the state of Rhode Island can be seen breaking from the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf in this series of photo-like images.

Published Jan 15, 2010

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Amery Ice Shelf
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Amery Ice Shelf

Rifts form a triple junction along the edge of a giant loose tooth in East Antarctica.

Published Feb 12, 2012

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