Week 31 at the Pole

By Jean DeMerit — Friday, August 9, 2013 - 2:30am
Friday, August 9, 2013 - 2:30am

A failed Acopian lay on the table. Good thing winterovers are there to fix it.
B. Kuo Tiong, Icecube/NSF

A failed Acopian power supply is on the table for investigation. The IceCube winterovers have a broad range of job duties, but of course maintaining (and fixing if necessary) all of the computer hardware involved in collecting data from the detector is a high priority task. This week they also spent some time with their ARO colleagues, who have been ramping up balloon observations as sunrise at the Pole draws nearer.

Spending time ramping up balloon observations at sunrise.
B. Kuo Tiong, Icecube/NSF

 

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