Australian team sets off on Antarctica mission to drill for ‘oldest ice core ever obtained’

Expedition will traverse 1,200km in harsh conditions with the aim of collecting million-year-old ice to learn about climate change

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Australian researchers have set off on their most ambitious polar expedition in two decades, aiming to drill down into million-year-old ice to learn about climate change.

A convoy of five specially designed tractor trains intends to traverse 1,200km to Little Dome C in Antarctica, where - if successful - they will set up a camp for scientists to start drilling as early as next summer.

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