US EditionThe Last Mystery of Antarctica’s ‘Blood Falls’ Has Finally Been Solved
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The Taylor Glacier in Antarctica "bleeds." Researchers have observed the phenomenon for the first time in a study – and established a connection.
Ice Planet Recon: Glacier Surface Lowering And Subglacial Outflow Coincide With Blood Falls Discharge In The McMurdo Dry Valleys - Astrobiology
Blood Falls is a unique feature that appears at the snout of the Taylor Glacier in the upper Taylor Valley, East Antarctica. It is an iron-rich brine that occasionally gets expulsed from a subglacial source due to the weight and movement of the overlying glacier. The brine that emanates stains the glacier as it oxidizes […] The post Ice Planet Recon: Glacier Surface Lowering And Subglacial Outflow Coincide With Blood Falls Discharge In The McMur…
In the heart of the frozen wilderness of Antarctica, in the "dry valleys" of McMurdo, a spectacle that seems ominous is taking place: a fierce stream of crimson red bursting from the eternal whiteness of the Taylor Glacier. The phenomenon, which has earned the chilling name "Blood Falls", was first discovered in 1911 and aroused amazement and fear among the first researchers, who initially thought it was red algae. But the scientific truth is ev…
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