“The hole melter was returned, but unfortunately it still does not work properly and we are unable to use it to make a dive hole or melt out the light […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 24 November 2018: Better Weather
“Last night was a bit noisy with 40-50 knot winds rattling the tents, but they were not destructive so all is well here at Lake Untersee.” “As we approach the […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 23 November 2018: More Wind
“We had a very blustery night which made for very noisy tents, but the camp is intact so we are in good shape thus far.” “We will see what the […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 22 November 2018: Drilling Time
“We have a clear but very blustery day here right now, winds are 30 knots, gusting 45 at times and air temps around -5°C.” “We expect stormy weather to move […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 20 November 2018: Weather Report
“Enclosed is a copy of our latest general weather forecast – we use the Novo forecast since it is only about 100 km from us.” “It is not bad here […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 19 November 2018: Making Up For Lost Time
“Sorry for taking so long to get back to you, we have just been busy trying to make up for lost time due to the previous storm and taking advantage […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 12 November 2018: Better Weather
“The last two days have been pretty nice weather-wise, and very productive.” “We have replaced all of the tents lost to the storm and tomorrow we will complete the camp […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 9 November 2018: Better Weather – For Now
“The weather improved today with sunshine and light winds greeting us this morning, a nice change of pace from the constant pounding we have had the last few days.” “Late […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 7 November 2018: Repairing Heavy Damage
“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 […]
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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 […]