Drilling deeper than anyone has drilled before, researchers hope they will find useful secrets - and vindication for their personal sacrifice.
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Drilling wraps up at Crary Ice Rise
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We’ve completed drilling at Crary Ice Rise with a whopping 228 metres of sediment core, exceeding our target of 200 metres!
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200 metres of sediment core!
06 January 2026
Third time’s a charm - we have successfully drilled 200 metres of sediment core from beneath the ice sheet at Crary Ice Rise!