theatlantic: Recent Scenes from Antarctica Winter is descending on Antarctica once again and, after a busy season for scientists and tourists, most researchers stationed there have traveled north for the season — including a Russian team who recently came within 30 meters of drilling into Lake Vostok, a subglacial lake some 4,000 meters below the surface of the ice, and the crew of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, who placed their final detector last December, part of a massive array of detectors buried deep in the ice. Gathered here are recent images of Antarctica, its environment, and some of the scientific work taking place there.  See more photos at In Focus [Image: Patrick Cullis/National Science Foundation] Absolutely stunning..

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Recent Scenes from Antarctica

Winter is descending on Antarctica once again and, after a busy season for scientists and tourists, most researchers stationed there have traveled north for the season — including a Russian team who recently came within 30 meters of drilling into Lake Vostok, a subglacial lake some 4,000 meters below the surface of the ice, and the crew of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, who placed their final detector last December, part of a massive array of detectors buried deep in the ice. Gathered here are recent images of Antarctica, its environment, and some of the scientific work taking place there. 

See more photos at In Focus

[Image: Patrick Cullis/National Science Foundation]

Absolutely stunning..

(Source: The Atlantic)

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