Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 27 October 2023: Southbound

Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is heading back to Antarctica – and Lake Untersee for another field season of Research. We’ll be posting his updates here. You can read about his prior exploits here.

Here’s the first update:

Southbound: After a 10-day wait in Cape Town, South Africa due to blizzard conditions in Antarctica, the ice runway at Schirmacher Oasis is finally clear of the drifting snow that had accumulated during the storm.

Early tomorrow morning I set off for my 27th field season on the icy continent to continue our investigations of Lake Untersee in the mountains of Queen Maud Land. Here’s to more discoveries both above and below the ice!