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There’s a Massive Antarctic Exploration Vehicle Lost Somewhere at the Bottom of the World (getpocket.com)
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[–] _ed@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

… Having never actually given the vehicle a test drive on snow…—the crew began the journey of just two miles to the Little America exploration base. The Snow Cruiser was immediately out of its depth… They weren’t going to make it to the South Pole; the Snow Cruiser could barely make it across the Ross Ice Shelf where it landed

Face meet palm.