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Bot Day | Taylor Glacier or Bust!
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Taylor Glacier or Bust! Travels and travails of an aught-niner. Today was Bot Day in McMurdo. Both this year and last, Team ENDURANCE has maintained a friendly rivalry with another underwater robotic vehicle doing Antarctic exploration. While ENDURANCE is a large vehicle outfitted with a slew of sensors, carries all its power on board, and is capable of maneuvering autonomously, the rival robot is remotely operated and powered, and has two video cameras as its only sensors. In a few days. The awesome pos...
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First Descents: Exploring Seas Under the Ice | Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists
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More ideas ». The Bears of Summer. Trans Fat, Algae, and Arctic Climate Change. More projects ». Shedding Light on an Ecosystem in the Dark. First Descents: Exploring Seas Under the Ice. Monitoring Earth’s Atmosphere. More projects ». First Descents: Exploring Seas Under the Ice. Building an underwater robot for Antarctic marine science. SCINI examines an anemone under the ice in Antarctica. The Submersible Capable of under Ice Navigation and Imaging. SCINI is a Remotely Operated Vehicle ( ROV. Launching...
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December | 2009 | Taylor Glacier or Bust!
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Taylor Glacier or Bust! Travels and travails of an aught-niner. Ayça picked me up at the Moline airport on Thursday evening. My trip back home passed without incident, except for a suitcase which had only been checked through to O’Hare. That showed up today. I am now happily back in Iowa, with temperatures reminding me of the early days in Antarctica. Kristof, Ayça, Buddy and Angelo enjoy an evening at home on the sofa. Comments : 3 Comments. And filled with birdsong. Comments : 1 Comment. The most strik...