“We are still recovering from the damaging winds that trashed the camp, but as soon as things calm down we will get busy and pull it all back together.” “The […]
Dale Andersen’s Field Reports
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 6 November 2018: Wind Damage
“Our winds have continued unabated likely hitting 40-50 m/s at times.” “We did lose four of our tents yesterday despite our best efforts to save them – the winds were […]
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 5 November 2018: Strong Winds at Lake Untersee
“Just after getting a couple of tents set up today, the winds started pounding us with 60 knot gusts, and probably increasing this evening to what are likely 75-80 knot […]
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 4 November 2018: Productive Day at Lake Untersee
“Today was a pretty productive day. We turned in early yesterday, everyone was pretty tired from the traverse the day before followed by a day of getting two more tents […]
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 2 November 2018: Arrived at Lake Untersee
Update from Dale Andersen via Garmin inReach: Nov 2, 20182:56:30 PM: “Arrived Untersee 3pm UTC, all ok first tent up” Larger image Speed: 0.00 km/hElevation: 590.86 m Lat: -71.332995 Lon: […]
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 30 October 2018: Preparing For The Traverse
We arrived at the Novolazarevskaya ice runway Thursday evening via the ALCI chartered IL-76 about 8pm without incident, it is very nice to be back here again. We are early […]
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 25 October 2018: Arrived At Novolazarevskaya
InSight Message from Dale Andersen: “We landed at Novolazarevskaya’s ice runway at 8:30 UTC. All good now busy unloading cargo.”
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 24 October 2018: Waiting In Cape Town
We arrived in Cape Town last Thursday night, and the team spent the weekend adjusting to the new time zone, dealing with a few last minute errands and attending a […]
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 17 October 2018: Preparing To Depart
Tomorrow (17 October) my team and I will depart for Cape Town, South Africa the first leg in our journey to Lake Untersee in the Mountains of Queen Maud Land, […]
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 15 February 2018: Heading Home
Hi Keith: I am writing from sunny, warm, Cape Town, South Africa having arrived the night before last on the Il-76TD-90VD operated by Antarctic Logistics Centre International (ALCI). larger image […]
