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South Pole re-routed

Satellites see through snow to steer safely across Antarctica.

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  1. Whillans, I.M. & Merry, C.J. Analysis of a shear zine where a tractor fell into a crevasse, western side of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Cold Regions Science and Technology 33, 1 - 17 (2002).

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Pearson, H. South Pole re-routed. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news020225-1

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