Permafrost polygons (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Permafrost polygons

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An aerial image of ice wedge polygons next to Kaktovik Lagoon. The polygons are signs of ice in the frozen ground below, a solidified earth known as permafrost.

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Nathan Sonderman

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