'Dragon ice dragon' - super rare natural phenomenon appears in Antarctica after 10 years of disappearance

The strange phenomenon missing nearly 10 years in Antarctica suddenly appeared again and caused a stir. So, what is the last thing about dragon scales?

Antarctica is a strange and mysterious land. Even modern technology can only help people explore bit by bit, and each time we find a lot of valuable information about the coldest land on the planet.

And recently, on the journey to explore the Ross Sea in Antarctica, experts have been witnessing a super rare natural phenomenon with a mysterious and mysterious name. It was ice scales.

Beautiful dragon scales in Antarctica.

Dragon ice-covered land was discovered by research ship Nathaniel B Palmer. According to Dr. Guy Williams, a researcher at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Research from the University of Tasmania, this is a rare natural phenomenon. The last time it appeared was in 2007.

"Very rare and strange dragon scales are evidence of an unprecedented chaos since 2007," Williams said.

Dr. Williams is a member of a group of 27 researchers from 8 different countries. They came to this polar region to study coastal ice holes (polynya) , to discover those ice holes that contained beautiful ice scales. Estimated, the ice layer stretches for tens of kilometers.

This phenomenon only happened once in 2007.

What is the mechanism for creating this phenomenon? Dr. Williams said: "Imagine you have a tray of ice filled with water. If you take it once a week, you will have exactly one ice tray. But if you pour water and get ice every day, you will have many ice cubes. more ".

"The phenomenon of ice scabbing is also the same. It is the wind that peels away each layer of ice in the hole, so that the liquid water appears. This water layer quickly freezes, overlaps with the old ice. Repeat many times, we have scabs. dragon ".

"This is really an unbelievable experience. We look so small, just like kayaking, not icebreakers."

The wind has peeled off each layer of ice in the hole, so that liquid water appears.This layer of water quickly froze, overlapping the old ice.

Not only do they want to study the formation of polar ice, scientists also want to redefine why freezing seawater becomes fresh water, and how that phenomenon affects flow. sea ​​water here. It is known that the ship's adventure journey will end in June.