The Ross Ice Shelf is seen from the fast ice adjacent to the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, Feb. 3, 2024. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) is enroute to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. ( Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves)

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