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March 4, 2013

An ice core taken from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide is shown in its sampling barrel.

An ice core taken from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide is shown in its sampling barrel.

Credit: Thomas Bauska, OSU


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