Swath radar maps of the subglacial landscape reveal how Antarctica’s geologic history has influenced the evolution of the ice sheet. The findings indicate the role of past interior ice streams in shaping ice-sheet growth and flow from Hercules Dome.
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This is a summary of: Hoffman, A. O. et al. Scars of tectonism promote ice-sheet nucleation from Hercules Dome into West Antarctica. Nat. Geosci. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01265-5 (2023).
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Subglacial landscape in the Antarctic interior consistent with past fast ice flow. Nat. Geosci. 16, 946–947 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01267-3
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