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Adds immeasurably to its article, is very high resolution. Shows a high level of outflow against a white background of snow which emphasizes the red which is caused by levels of ferric oxide or rust in the water. Note the tent in the lower left, which shows scale. I think this is a perfect example of what a featured picture should be. Technically excellent, interesting and relevant to it's article.

Creator
Peter Rejcek
Nominated by
Pstanton (talk) 16:44, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Very cool image; no question. Not up to FP standards, but a VPC nom would probably treat you well. Might want to crop the thing in the left foreground out. Cropping won't lose any of the red water flow either, so I would suggest it. Very interesting. ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 04:33, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support: The natural phenomenon captured on this picture is very rare and of high scientific value as illustrated by two papers published in Science on April-17-2009 on the presence of extremophile micro-organisms living in the cold of Antarctica and in hypersaline waters concentrated below a glacier and isolated from the antarctic ocean for millions of years:
    • Grom, J. (2009-04-16). "Ancient ecosystem discovered beneath antarctic glacier". ScienceNOW Daily News. Retrieved 2009-04-17., and;
    • Mikucki, Jill A.; Ann Pearson; David T. Johnston; Alexandra V. Turchyn; James Farquhar; Daniel P. Schrag; Ariel D. Anbar; John C. Priscu; Peter A. Lee (2009). "A contemporary microbially maintained subglacial ferrous "ocean"". Science. 324 (5925): 397–400. doi:10.1126/science.1167350. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
The figure is very expressive and of high quality. For all these reasons, I think it certainly deserves to be a Featured Picture. Shinkolobwe (talk) 18:34, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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