Underwater Snow in Antarctica (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Underwater Snow in Antarctica

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Mounds of snow-like frazil ice under the Antarctic ice shelf. According to research from UT Austin, Europa’s ice shell could be made of the same stuff.

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© Helen Glazer 2015, from the project "Walking in Antarctica" (helenglazer.com)

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