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Image: CSIRO ScienceImage 521 Bubbles in Ice

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Description: A sliver of Antarctic ice revealing the myriad enclosed tiny bubbles of air. Air bubbles trapped in ice hundreds or even thousands of years ago are providing vital information about past levels of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
Author: Atmospheric Research, CSIRO
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