A Survivor in Greenland: A Novel Bacterial Species is Found Trapped in 120,000-Year-Old Ice (3 of 3)

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A Survivor in Greenland: A Novel Bacterial Species is Found Trapped in 120,000-Year-Old Ice (3 of 3)

Caption: The GISP2 (Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2) drill dome, located in Greenland, obtained an ice core 3053 meters in depth. The GISP2 drill dome measures 32.5 m across, housing the drill and the lower part of its 37 m tower. The drill dome is connected via trenches and shafts to the subterranean core processing line.

Credit: Credit: Mark Twickler, University of New Hampshire/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Paleoclimatology Program/Department of Commerce

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