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MPR's Morning Edition crew has set out to learn something new about the world each day of the state fair, and today they found a group of scientists and map-makers from the Polar Geospatial Center at the University of Minnesota who are closely studying Antarctica.

Producer Jeff Jones met one of the team's cartographers, Brad Herried, in the U of M building at the fair and learned how to take a walk in Antarctica.

In this photo, Herried is checking out Google's Street View of Antarctica. 

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MPR’s Morning Edition crew has set out to learn something new about the world each day of the state fair, and today they found a group of scientists and map-makers from the Polar Geospatial Center at the University of Minnesota who are closely studying Antarctica. Producer Jeff Jones met one of the team’s cartographers, Brad Herried, in…

State Fair University: How to walk in Antarctica

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