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Image looking from a helicopter down to a mapping device in Antarctica.

March 21, 2012

Shot looking from helicopter down to the mapping equipment.

Image looking down from helicopter to mapping device in Antarctica. This equipment, used for the first time ever in Antarctica, enables researchers to study microbial ecosystems in sub-glacial environments.

Credit: Paul Murphy

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