McMurdo to South Pole. South Pole to AGAP South. Byrd Surface Camp to Pine Island Glacier. WAIS Divide field camp to McMurdo. McMurdo to Whillans Ice Stream.
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Tawani 2008 International Science Team Preps for Antarctic Expedition
An international team of distinguished scientists, teachers and explorers from the United States, Russia, Austria and New Zealand are about to embark on a six-week expedition to Antarctica to study […]
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NASA AMASE 2008: Welcome to Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition (AMASE)
Written by: Andrew Steele What is AMASE. Since 2003 the Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition has been traveling to field sites on Svalbard to test the protocols, procedures and equipment […]
![Apple laptop being used by Wayne Pollard to communicate via satellite dish. [Photo: Dale Andersen]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mac.dish_.lrg_.jpg?resize=1200%2C720&ssl=1)
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McGill High Arctic Research Station (MARS) Status Report: 16 April 2008
Dale Andersen: Here are a few more pictures and words for you regarding the CSA/McGill University Satellite system here at the CSA camp at Expedition Fiord on Axel Heiberg. Note […]
![Aerial view of 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/andersen.12apr08.2.jpg?resize=1200%2C719&ssl=1)
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McGill High Arctic Research Station (MARS) Status Report: 12 April 2008
Dale Andersen: The photos here were taken yesterday (satellite receiver) and last week (aerial of the CSA camp). More when time permits. I have to go hit the road via […]
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McGill Arctic Research Station (M.A.R.S.) Weather Video
Dale Andersen: The Campbell Scientific met station (automated weather station) we installed last April at M.A.R.S includes an enclosed digital camera (CC640) that is programmed to acquire two images per […]
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Arctic Met Station, Expedition Fiord, Axel Heiberg Island
During our trip north in April, we installed another Campbell Scientific met station (automated weather station) to replace the one that has been at the McGill Arctic Research Station (M.A.R.S.) […]
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Arctic Astrobiology Field Report From Dale Andersen 19 June 2006
Dale Andersen: Keith – We arrived in Resolute Friday evening but we are still in here awaiting better weather. Its been cloudy with periods of light snow and rain along […]
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Frozen Microbes Reveal How To Test For Martian Life
“We tested equipment that we are developing to look for life on Mars and discovered a rare and complex microbial community living in blue ice vents inside a frozen volcano,” […]
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The Zöe Rover: Robotic Astrobiology Expedition Yields Significant Science Findings
A group of scientists announced today that they identified habitats and microbial life using a rover in Chile’s arid Atacama desert, one of the harshest environments on Earth, and that […]