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  • Released Thursday, September 29, 2011
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
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Explore how sea ice forms in the Antarctic.

Explore how sea ice forms in the Antarctic.

NASA scientist Sinead Farrell describes the different types of sea ice that form in the Antarctic.

Sea ice floes move together, drifting between cracks in the ice where ocean water is exposed.

Sea ice floes move together, drifting between cracks in the ice where ocean water is exposed.

Up to three feet of snow will fall and accumulate on Antarctica's sea ice each year.

Up to three feet of snow will fall and accumulate on Antarctica's sea ice each year.



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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Sea ice photographs courtesy of Sinead Farrell, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center



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