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NOVA•Season 38•Episode 7

Secrets Beneath the Ice

7.1/10 · 73 votesDec 28, 201055 min

Ranked #15 of 18 in Season 38•−0.6 vs season avg

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Almost three miles of ice buries most of Antarctica, cloaking a continent half again as large as the United States. But when an Antarctic ice shelf the size of Manhattan collapsed in less than a month in 2002, it shocked scientists and raised the alarming

Directed byGary Hochman, Kirk Wolfinger

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E1 7.1

Building the Great Cathedrals

E2 8.0

Emergency Mine Rescue

E3 7.8

Trapped in an Elevator

E4 8.0

Dogs Decoded

E5 7.5

Secrets of Stonehenge

E6 8.3

Quest for Solomon's Mines

E7 7.1Now viewing

Secrets Beneath the Ice

E8 7.3

Deadliest Earthquakes

E9 7.7

Making Stuff: Stronger

E10 7.0

Making Stuff: Smaller

E11 7.1

Making Stuff: Cleaner

E12 7.0

Making Stuff: Smarter

E13 8.0

Smartest Machine on Earth

E14 7.6

Crash of Flight 447

E15 7.2

Venom: Nature's Killer

E16 8.4

Japan's Killer Quake

E17 8.3

Power Surge

E18 8.4

How Smart Are Animals?

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Gary Hochman

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Kirk Wolfinger

Director

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Episode Summary

"Secrets Beneath the Ice" is episode 7 of NOVA season 38. It scored 7.1/10 from 73 votes, ranking #15 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Gary Hochman, Kirk Wolfinger, it aired on December 28, 2010.

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