Now that Dale Andersen is back from Antarctica he can post some images from this year’s research Expedition field season at Lake Untersee.
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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 11 December 2022: Back at the ALCI Ice Runway and Airbase Facility
Keith, Over the last three days we pulled down the camp and completed a few last minute science chores before returning to the ALCI airbase facility.
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 8 December 2022: Traversing An Icy Ocean World And Thinking About Avatar 2
Keith The other day when Miles and I were using the Trimble GNSS equipment in the Aurkjosen Cirque area.
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 6 December 2022: A Very Busy Week At Lake Untersee
Keith, We have been fairly busy the last week or so and our weather has been for the most part fairly good. That said, we have 45 knot winds today […]
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 23 November 2022: ROV Dive Hole Completed
Keith I ran the hole melter tjhrough the night and today and hope to have the ROV dive hole completed later this evening. I will take a closer look at […]
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 22 November 2022: Aurkjosen Cirque
Keith, Denis and Andre just returned from a hike to the moraine located several hundred meters above the Aurkjosen Cirque, having redeployed the temperature loggers used to monitor temperature and […]
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 18 November 2022: Sediment Cores And Ground Penetrating Radar
Keith We had a very productive day yesterday splitting into a few groups with differing tasks. Denis and Andre focussed on obtaining additional sediment cores spaced across the lake North […]
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 14 November 2022: Water Quality Profiles
Keith The winds calmed last night around 9-10 pm. The more destructive gusts we had been experiencing the previous 18 hrs or diminished substantially to levels our tents can easily […]
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 13 November 2022: High Winds At Lake Untersee
Hi Keith, The stormfront hit early this morning and we were outside checking tent lines and gear by 2 am. Right now we have winds gusting 50 to 60 mph […]
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 12 November 2022: Trip From Lake Untersee To Lake Obersee
Hi Keith Good day of work at Lake Obersee today. Mostly a recon to go up and see how the traverse would work out.
