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Digital Twin Of RRS Discovery

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Ice Planet Update: Digital Twin Of RRS Discovery Shows How Antarctic Research Began

by Keith CowingJuly 8, 2024July 7, 2024

A project led by the University of Southampton has created a ‘digital twin’ of RRS Discovery – the pioneering research vessel that first took explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest […]

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Kevin Hand’s Antarctic Journal 1 March 2005

by Keith CowingMarch 1, 2005September 5, 2026

Ok, well, this is it folks, one last email and then I’m on a plane back to LA. I’ve been in New Zealand for a bit and I’ve finally had […]

Kevin Hand in Antarctica in 2005 -- Kevin Hand

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Kevin Hand’s Antarctic Journal 8 February 2005

by Keith CowingFebruary 8, 2005September 5, 2026

Hello again from Antarctica, Ok, well, I’m back at McMurdo Station. All went very well in the field – our instruments worked great, we collected lots of data, and had […]

C-141 ready for departure in New Zealand -- Kevin Hand

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Kevin Hand’s Antarctic Journal 20 January 2005

by Keith CowingJanuary 20, 2005January 31, 2024

January 17th, 2005 Anticipation Comparisons of New Zealand to Purgatory are probably not that common. Nevertheless, for the past two weeks, this is exactly how it has felt. Christchurch, New […]