Hi Keith, All is well here at Lake Untersee in the mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Our traverse from the ice-runway at Novolazarevskaya Station went well with good weather […]
Dale Andersen’s Field Reports
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 12 November 2021: Arrival At Lake Untersee, Antarctica
12 Nov 2021 2:18 PM ET “We had a great ride to Untersee. Our BRP Lynx Commanders worked well as did the clothing they provided. We have the first tent […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 5 November 2021: Checking Ice Melting Gear
Dale Andersen sent this message from: Lat -70.822581 Lon 11.647224: “Will head to Novo Station later this morning by truck and snowmobile to pick up my dive hole melter and […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 3 November 2021: Awaiting Snowmobile Delivery
Weather is much nicer today, and while we still have some blowing snow, it is not too bad. We dug out the snowmobiles and got them up and running again. […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 2 November 2021: Traverse To Novo Station
Winds have picked up and visibility has dropped to under a half a kilometer. White out conditions will likely continue through tomorrow. Update (later): The winds picked up today and […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 1 November 2021: Getting The Snowmobiles Packed
Another good day working with our cargo, the large traverse sled used to carry it all and working with the snowmobiles. We will likely head to Novolazarevskaya Station tomorrow since […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 31 October 2021: Gear Prep At Novo Station
We had our first full day here at the ice-runway at Novo Station. We spent most of the day getting several of our snowmobiles working and that have been in […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 30 October 2021: Novolazarevskaya Station
Dale Andersen reports that he has arrived via na IL-76TD-90VD aircraft at Novolazarevskaya Station aka “Novo”. After this year’s gear is collected and stowed the traverse to Untersee Oasis will […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 29 October 2021: Heading Back To Untersee Oasis
Dale Andersen: While at Untersee Oasis, we will continue our studies of Lake Untersee and it’s stunningly beautiful and interesting ecosystem. This year we will again be diving beneath its […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 6 December 2019: One Week Left For Science
Last night our weather shifted from sunny skies to low-cloud, light snow and light but gusty winds, our highest gust today being about 30 knots. The forecast is for more […]