Exposed ice wedge (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Exposed ice wedge

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Micaela Pedrazas (left) and Cansu Demir, both graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, examining an exposed side of an ice wedge polygon, which was uncovered by erosion and melting. An ice lens is visible to the right of Demir.

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Bayani Cardenas

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