ARCTIC OCEAN - Brenna McConnell and Mette Kaufmann, researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, drill a hole in the pack ice to study the microorganisms of the Arctic, Oct. 18, 2009. The researchers are traveling aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea, homeported in Seattle, which is transporting various research groups to the Arctic. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela Manns)
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