Unravelling Antarctica's secrets onboard Australia's new icebreaking vessel RSV Nuyina | ABC News

Australia's new icebreaking vessel RSV Nuyina has returned from it's first Antarctic voyage with scientific breakthroughs. The $528 million ship has discovered an enormous canyon underneath a glacier, which may be melting it faster than anyone expected.
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This long-awaited voyage was delayed by the pandemic, which slowed the ship's construction at European shipyards.
But scientists believe the vessel will lead to a new generation of climate research in Antarctica.
Our reporter Henry Belot was onboard the Nuyina for its maiden voyage.
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