Into the freezer: Cenozoic glaciation

Commonly associated with, and underlying, the Sirius Group is a striated pavement indicative of subglacial erosion. This surface occurs extensively on Roberts Massif at 85°S and is known as the Shackleton Erosion Surface. Note also the crescentic gouge, top left, indicating ice movement from bottom to top.

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