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FIRST DIVE TO GLACIER’S EDGE <p>On the far western edge of Greenland’s ice sheet, a large glacier leads to the sea where it breaks against the water like a frozen wave 5 miles across. Here, dark with mud, the sea seethes with the...

🌊 Big moment for polar science! RV Celtic Explorer supported the first robotic dives to a Greenland glacier’s underwater face — unlocking clues to sea level rise. Congrats to the scientists and crew on this acheivement! 👏🧊
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Gorgeous morning shot of RV Tom Crean taken from RV Celtic Explorer! Currently in the Celtic Sea in UK waters as part of the QUEST project, gathering geophysical and sample data to assess the Blue Carbon potential of Irish marine sediments!!
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