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An IceTop tank, filled with water and ready to start freezing. Near the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica.

Credit to read: Photo by Casey O'Hara (PolarTREC 2009/2010), Courtesy of ARCUS

Photographer: Casey O'Hara

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PolarTREC 2009 Casey O'Hara

URL: http://www.arcus.org/

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antarctic

Year:

2009

Program:

PolarTREC

Region:

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

Topic:

Physics

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10mm

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2722262

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2304

Width:

3456

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Canon

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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT

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1/125s

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200

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