NASA is offering a $100 reward to the first person that finds one of 90 rubber duckies used in an experiment to track how fast the polar ice caps are melting. The rubber duckies were dropped down a hole in Greenland three months ago and have yet to be spotted.Guardian UK: NASA hunts for rubber ducks... (December 22, 2008)
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NASA dropped 90 duckies into the Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland in September 2008Guardian UK: NASA hunts for rubber ducks... (December 22, 2008)
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The Jakobshavn glacier is on the west coast of GreenlandGuardian UK: NASA hunts for rubber ducks... (December 22, 2008)
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Duckies are part of an experiment to track how fast the polar ice caps are meltingGizmodo: NASA Offering Reward For Finding... (December 26, 2008)
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NASA is hoping the rubber duckies will surface from channels under the Arctic icecap
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NASA is offering a $100 reward for the return of the first duck spottedGizmodo: NASA Offering Reward For Finding... (December 26, 2008)
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A football-sized high-tech robotic probe is also missing and presumably trapped in the ice
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The holes in the ice are called "moulins"
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The experiment is being conducted by NASA robotic expert Alberto BeharGuardian UK: NASA hunts for rubber ducks... (December 22, 2008)
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The word "reward" appears on the duckies in three languages, including InuitGuardian UK: NASA hunts for rubber ducks... (December 22, 2008)
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NASA chose rubber duckies for the experiment due to their buoyancy and ability to withstand low temperaturesGuardian UK: NASA hunts for rubber ducks... (December 22, 2008)
