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Giant fan-shaped structure hidden below Antarctica's ice: Study
short by Pravel Jain / on Thursday, 11 June, 2026
Scientists have discovered a vast fan-shaped geological structure hidden beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. The feature is a network of basins buried under ice that is over three kilometres thick in some areas. "Rotational extension is known from other tectonic settings, but recognising a feature of this scale, hidden beneath the...Ice Sheet is quite remarkable," a scientist said.