Image: Lake Joyce

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Description: Picture of the surface of Lake Joyce, in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. The lake is ice covered all year around, and the icy surface is constantly reshaped by wind, freezing and thawing. Thick microbial mats inhabit the lake beneath the ice cover.
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