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PistenBully vehicle in Antarctica

PistenBully has been operating in Antarctica since the 1980s. They make vehicles that can cope with the extreme conditions of Antarctica or the Arctic. This one is at work on the USA International Trans Antarctic Scientific Expedition, the long structure out the front is a crevice detector.

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