Packing the ice cores on a pallet before the
plane lands at Taylor Dome, Antarctica.

Large pallets designed to engage the cargo loading and restraint system in ski-equipped LC-130 aircraft are packed with the insulated boxes containing the core tubes. Once assembled, these pallets are dragged out to the skiway to await the imminent arrival of the plane.

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