State Fair University: How to walk in Antarctica
This undated handout photo provided by the journal Science shows a view of ice surface looking towards Gamburtsev Mountains and Dome A. The intense blue sky reflects the high altitude and thin atmosphere of the polar plateau. When it comes to ice, scientists are giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "bottoms up." Those massive ice sheets in Antarctica don't just grow from the bottom up, according to new research published Thursday.
AP Photo/Robin E. Bell--Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, New York
We've been trying to learn something new about the world each day of the state fair, and for today's Morning Edition State Fair University, we found a group of scientists and map-makers who are closely studying Antarctica.
It's the Polar Geospatial Center at the University of Minnesota. Our producer Jeff Jones met one of the team's cartographers, Brad Herried, in the U of M building and learned how to take a walk in Antarctica.
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