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Just for fun:

Volume of ice = π * (radius)^2 * height

where radius = diameter / 2 and height is given in meters.

Volume = π * (10m / 2)^2 * 2700m

Volume ≈ 354,177.66 cubic meters

The density of ice is approximately 917 kilograms per cubic meter.

Weight of ice extracted = Volume * Density of ice

So, the weight of the ice extracted from the hole is approximately 324,856,152.42 kilograms.

Greta must be fuming.

In all seriousness though, ice cores are a few inches in diameter, not 10 meters. Unless they take one of those tunnel boring machines and send it vertically down through earth.




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