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This is the GISP2 Hole (Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2). This is the spot where the original core of Greenland Ice Sheet was drilled. The crew reached bedrock 2.5 miles down on July 1, 1993 after 5 years of drilling! It provides a record of the world going back 100,000 years. Summit Camp, Greenland.

Credit to read: Photo by Craig Beals (PolarTREC 2008), Courtesy of ARCUS

Photographer: Craig Beals
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Year: 
2008
Program: 
PolarTREC
Region: 
Greenland
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2416889
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PENTAX Corporation
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PENTAX Optio WPi
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