Permafrost and Ancient Ice
Aerial view of the Victoria Lower Glacier, McMurdo Dry Valleys
Cliff face at the terminus of the Victoria Lower Glacier
Aerial view of the Victoria Lower Glacier, McMurdo Dry Valleys
Air pockets in the lake ice that have been filled with
snow and sediment
Relic ice, Victoria Valley
Coring relic ice (approx 10,000 yrs old)
Kennar Valley tongue of the Taylor Glacier, McMurdo
Dry Valleys
"Chaotica" - frozen sediments deformed by the overriding glacier
Mullins Glacier - rock covers the ice underneath, McMurdo Dry Valleys