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X Marks the Spot
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X marks the spot. Site chosen for the new GSN South Pole Remote Earth Science and Seismological Observatory (SPRESSO) completed in 2002. This observatory includes the GSN station QSPA.
Date Taken: November 9, 2000
Photographer / Contributor: Kent Anderson
Location: South Pole, Antarctica
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gsn ,
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snow ,
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SPRESSO ,
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