Australia plans drill of ancient Antarctic ice core
- Published: 15 Dec 2012 at 14.46
- Online news: World
Australia announced plans to drill a 2,000 year-old ice core in the heart of Antarctica in a bid to retrieve a frozen record of how the planet has evolved and what might be in store.
This file illustration photo, released on November 1, 2011 by the Antarctic Ocean Alliance, shows Antarctic icebergs. Australia announced plans to drill a 2,000 year-old ice core in the heart of Antarctica in a bid to retrieve a frozen record of how the planet has evolved and what might be in store.
The Aurora Basin North project involves scientists from Australia, France, Denmark and the United States who hope it will also advance the search for the scientific "holy grail" of the million-year-old ice core.
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