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![All along the HEALY's track, the ice floes are covered with melt puddles,and the freshwater created by the ice melt can lower the salt content of thesurface water of the ocean arct0096.jpg All along the HEALY's track, the ice floes are covered with melt puddles,and the freshwater created by the ice melt can lower the salt content of thesurface water of the ocean](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_arct0096.jpg?itok=0onSOJtJ)
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All along the HEALY's track, the ice floes are covered with melt puddles,and the freshwater created by the ice melt can lower the salt content of thesurface water of the ocean. Ice floes turned around by the moving icebreakerfrequently show a rotten appearance due to the melting processes occurring inall levels of the ice sheets. (Image credit: Kelly Elliott)