Nasa Can't Explain Images of Strange Ice Circles in Arctic Sea

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Nasa Can't Explain Images of Strange Ice Circles in Arctic SeaIn a routine flyover in the Arctic ocean earlier this month, a NASA scientist photographed images of mysterious ice holes over the eastern Beaufort Sea. NASA’s Operation IceBridge mission scientist John Sonntag captured the images on April 14, marking in his field log, “I don’t recall seeing this sort of thing elsewhere,” NASA reported. Fellow IceBridge project scientist Nathan Kurtz explained that while he can tell from the image that the holes exist in area of thin ice, he’s still not sure what created them.“I’m not sure what kind of dynamics could lead to the semi-circle shaped features surrounding the holes.


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