Camera Sent Down Hole Uncovers Earth’s Oldest Ice

A PhD student in Allan Hills, East Antarctica, sent his camera 93 meters into the ground on December 23, while collecting ice researchers estimate to be over two million years old. Austin Carter and his fellow researchers traveled with the Center for Old Ice Exploration (COLDEX), whose mission is to “explore Antarctica for the oldest possible ice core records of our planet’s climate and environmental history.” Credit: Austin Carter via Storyful Original video: @austincarter642/video/7181296199213813034?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 To download this video for news use you must go to: To obtain a Storyful subscription, contact sales@. This video has been uploaded for use by Storyful’s subscription clients with the permission of the content owner. Clients can see and search Storyful Licensed Videos here: