Some 2000 metres of ice loaded what now is ocean floor with heavy weight. (sciencedaily.com)
The COMNAP Fellowship recipients will carry out a project on topics of environmental policy and a technical project to understand ice loading on polar research vessels. (usscar.org)
Unlike space probes, which pass through sterile space, ice drills must pass through thousands of feet of glacial ice loaded with microbes before they reach their target; therefore a microbial buildup on equipment and drilling fluids is «inevitable.» (discovermagazine.com)