Taylor Glacier, Dry Valleys, Antarctica

The slopes above the true left bank of Taylor Glacier, reveal areas of old sandy diamicton, that is quite consolidated (or "lithified"). We interpreted the deposit as a till from a wet-based glacier, but the age is unknown; it could be a few million years old as it resembles dated sediments that have been recovered in nearby boreholes. Calkin Glacier is in the background.

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