Photo credit - J. David Giles
Unloading a 6-meter piece
of ice at Taylor Dome,
East Antarctica.

Deep cores are typically recovered using the U.S. 5.25-inch diameter drill, developed by the Ice Core Drilling Services. The barrel for this drill takes 6 meters of ice in one pass.

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