On 20 May 2009 astronaut Scott Parazynski became the first person to have both travelled in space and to stand atop the summit of Mt. Everest. From that vantage point […]
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Traverse Across Antarctica To The South Pole May Employ Robotic Tractors in the Future
The traverse train is not only the wave of the logistics future in Antarctic, but it may soon use some high-tech gadgetry to complete its mission even faster. Paul Thur […]
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ENDURANCE Robot Dives Into Ice-covered Lake Bonney In Antarctica
The robot that scientists deployed last year into ice-covered Lake Bonney in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys isn’t small.
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McGill High Arctic Research Station Photo Report: 4 April 2009 M.A.R.S. At Sunset
Dale Andersen: One of the more delightful attributes of working in the high arctic, and in a region with mountains and glaciers is watching the scenery under a variety of […]
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McGill High Arctic Research Station (MARS) Photo Report: 3 April 2009
Dale Andersen: Wayne Pollard and I just returned from a 30 km run (by skidoo) out to the mouth of Expedition Fiord where we have one in a series of […]
![McGill Arctic Research Station (MARS) Last night (28 March 2009) McGill Arctic Research Station (MARS) located at 79 deg 26′ N, 90 deg 46’W [Photo credit: Dale Andersen]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC_4299.m.jpeg?resize=1200%2C720&ssl=1)
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McGill High Arctic Research Station (MARS) Photo Report: 29 March 2009
Dale Andersen: Some photos from current activities at McGill Arctic Research Station located on Axel Heiberg Island at 79o26′ N, 90o 46’W.
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A Skype Chat and Tour With Astrobiologist Dale Andersen on Axel Heiberg Island
Editor’s note: I got an email from astrobiologist Dale Andersen (@daleandersen on Twitter) just before 8 pm EDT tonight telling me to get on Skype. Dale is currently working at […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Tweets From Axel Heiberg Island at 79 Degrees North 27 March 2009
The following Twitter posts were made by Dale Andersen at @daleandersen from McGill Arctic Research Station (MARS) on Axel Heiberg Island on 27 March 2009:
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Driving Across The Northwest Passage to Make Polar History
An international team of scientists has launched an expedition to drive the Northwest Passage on sea-ice this spring, marking the first time the Passage has ever been travelled in a […]
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In Situ Measurements of Atmospheric Methane at Lake Untersee, Antarctica
Methane (CH4) is an important greenhouse gas in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for approximately 20% of the observed greenhouse effect. With an atmospheric lifetime of about ten years, methane levels […]