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nasa scientists drilling into the thick

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ice of antarctica's ross ice shelf in

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november 2009 were surprised to spot a

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small shrimp-like creature 600 feet

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beneath the west antarctic ice sheet the

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creature was captured by a borehole

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camera lowered through the ice that was

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looking up towards the ice surface

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the critter was a three inch long

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liciana sid amphipod found about 12 and

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a half miles away from open water

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scientists are excited by the fine

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adding that this is the first time such

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a sophisticated life form has been