Mt. Erebus
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Studying Microbes On Mt. Erebus, Antarctica

by Keith Cowing

Earth Sciences Ph.D. student, Caleb Rosen, traveled to Mt. Erebus, Antarctica in Nov ’23 and Nov ’24 with an international research team based at the Thermophile Research Unit at the […]

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Antarctic Away Team Mission: Ice Caves Near An Active Volcano In Antarctica

by Keith Cowing

In 2017 a JPL robotics researcher tested new technologies in ice caves near an active volcano in Antarctica. Mt. Erebus is at the end of our world — and offers […]

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Using Antarctica To Prepare For A Mission To Europa

by Keith Cowing

Four bleary-eyed men wearing grease-smeared tan jackets or red parkas emerge from what first appears to be a leftover prop from a Mad Max film. Nine silver smokestacks tower above […]

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