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Figure 3

Blowing snow over Grace Rocks, just east of Scott Glacier. Winds at our altitude were greater than 40 knots here. The same katabatic winds which create clear flying conditions also create blowing snow and turbulence at the margins of the ice sheet

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John Sonntag / NASA
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