Week 11 at the Pole

By Jean DeMerit — Friday, March 23, 2018 - 9:30am
Friday, March 23, 2018 - 9:30am

View thru window with blotches of icy snow stuck to window.
Raffaela Busse, IceCube/NSF

Last week was stormy at the Pole, according to IceCube’s winterovers.  Guess that’s where these icy blotches stuck to the window came from.  The detector was relatively quiet, but there was plenty of other activity to keep the winterovers busy. There was a false fire alarm (someone trying to make breakfast), their monthly ERT drill (training this week on gamow bag use), a Saint Patrick’s Day celebration, and a special (Star Wars VIII) movie night.

Close-up of window in gamow bag (inflatable hyperbaric chamber).
Raffaela Busse, IceCube/NSF

Moon and sun peeking through clouds
Raffaela Busse, IceCube/NSF

 

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