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Imagine a place of ice and snow where the air is drier than any desert. A place of immense cold, that despite being the coldest place on Earth,does not have weather. A place where the air is still, without even the hint of a breeze. A place of complete calm and quiet. The ultimate eye of the storm.
This exists on Earth, but in only one place: the recently discovered Ridge A near the South Pole.
The air above Ridge A is so still, dry, and quiet, that the stars do not even twinkle at night. The sky is extremely dark and clear.
Images of the heavens taken at Ridge A are 3 times as sharp as images taken elsewhere on our planet, so it is a great place for astronomy.
But even though you do not need to worry about the weather, take your coat. The average temperature at Ridge A is negative 94 degrees (F). It is located more 13,000 feet high about 600 miles from the South Pole.
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