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We’ve discussed sastrugi before, but this one deserves special attention for its shape. It sure does look like a frozen finger, doesn’t it? And it’s pointing the way to IceCube. Inside the station, holiday decorations are slowly beginning to emerge as December progresses. Outside (below), we see a snow vehicle ready for boarding and heading out to the IceCube Lab, then a Basler plane bringing a group of Japanese visitors to the station for a tour. With round-the-clock daylight and some clear weather with crisp, blue skies—the week’s color scheme is more red, white, and blue than typical holiday-inspired colors.
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![japanese_tour](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_500,c_scale/q_auto/v1608055200/news_attachment.file_.a7cdb47d0806c7db.6a6170616e6573652e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.a7cdb47d0806c7db.6a6170616e6573652e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA)