Tomoko Arai, Recon team, 30th December 2012, Szabo bluff Today we moved to a new target site at last via the Twin Otter aircraft (see the picture). John and I left on the first flight and helped establish the new… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: December 2012
Finally the winds have dropped
Katie Joy、Recon Team, 29th December 2012, Graves Icefield Woohoo – today was the first day since the 19th December (when we moved to this field camp site) that we have had relatively calm winds, without driving snow. Finally the tents have stopped flapping, which brings some peace and quiet to camp life…. Read more »
A record day
Andrew Beck, December 29th, Larkman Nunatak We collected 44 meteorites today, the most we have collected in a single day this year! Today’s collection site was the same as the previous few days, the youngest in a sequence of end… Read more »
Christmas at Larkman Nunatak
Tom Sharp, Dec. 27 It was Christmas Eve for ANSMET G-058 and the wind was really blowing. You could hear the drifting snow hitting the side if the tent. I had trouble getting to sleep, listening to the constant sounds… Read more »
Refreshed hair for moving
Tomoko Arai, Recon team, 28th December 2012, South Graves icefield Unfortunately, we are still stuck in the wind storm here. We have been here for ten days and could only go out to meteorite search for just a total of… Read more »
Recon team still stuck in our tents
Katie Joy、Recon Team, 27th December 2012, Graves Icefields Predictably today the katabatic wind is still blowing hard from the south at about 30-35 knots preventing us from moving campsite to a new icefield, and once again we have been tentbound. It is incredibly frustrating to not be productive, but we have… Read more »
Link to “Ask Me Anything” Reddit Session, Dec. 26 7-8pm EST
Systematic Team, Larkman Icefield, Antarctica Here is the link to the Question and Answer session we will be hosting on Reddit later today from 7-8pm EST. www.reddit.com/r/iama/comments/15h7yy Looking forward to your questions!!
Stop blowing !!!
Tomoko Arai, Recon team, 26th December 2012, South Graves icefield Again, today the recon team were tent-bound, lying in our sleeping bags all day due to the strong katabatic wind storm that picked up in the night. It has been… Read more »
“Ask Me Anything” on Reddit, Dec. 26 7pm EST
Systematic Team, Larkman Icefield, Antarctica Thanks to all those following our activities here in Antarctica – by popular demand we’re going to do a question and answer session on Reddit. Tune in to the “Ask Me Anything” session from 7-… Read more »
An Otter for Christmas
Stan Love Larkman Nunatak camp 2012 December 26 On the International Space Station, the arrival of any visiting vehicle is a big event. The same is true in a field camp in Antarctica. Today a ski-equipped Twin Otter airplane delivered… Read more »