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Watson hit 100% AB and we barely got back in the air for a cold-trap 3 a moment later.
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And while remote observations had suggested that water ice might be present at cold-trap regions of the moon, there was no direct evidence.
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"And although the houses have gone, Ukpeagvik, in the middle of what is now Barrow, has been an important site for studying remains of dwellings from the same period and culture; dwellings of impressive complexity built with subterranean cold-traps, entrance tunnels supported by whale mandibles, and insulation by sod."
- 'Bodies Point To Alaska's Past', Richard Black, BBC website 31 Dec 2007
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