Giant Trench Under Antarctic Ice Deeper Than Grand Canyon
Scientists probing the icelands of West Antarctica have discovered a subglacial pit that is deeper than the Grand Canyon. The researchers were charting the Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands-an ancient mountain range buried beneath several miles of Antarctic ice-by combining data from satellites and ice-penetrating radar towed behind snowmobiles and onboard small aircraft.
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