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Crevasses in a satellite image

Satellite image showing a crevasses across the McMurdo Shear Zone in Antarctica.

This satellite image of the McMurdo Shear Zone is marked up to show some of the features scientists need to identify for safe travel across an ice sheet.

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Rights: Daniel Price and German Aerospace Centre
Published: 14 August 2025Size: 990.3 KB
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