Some of the puddles are melted through the entire ice floe thickness and are used by our divers.

Snow covers part of the surface of this melt puddle. Some of the puddles are melted through the entire ice floe thickness and are used by our divers as gateways to the bottom of the ice. Image courtesy of The Hidden Ocean, Arctic 2005 Exploration, NOAA-OE.

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