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Thursday, October 31, 2019 - 4:00pm

One of the first flights of the season is shown in this monochromatic image that rather dramatically portrays the desolate landscape of the Pole.

Friday, October 25, 2019 - 10:00am

Well, there it is, the first plane to arrive at the South Pole for the season—a Basler.   It only stopped long enough to refuel, but that was plenty of time to unload its precious cargo of fresh fruit.

Friday, October 18, 2019 - 3:45pm

The sun is well above the horizon, so there’s plenty of light for outdoor photography.  And IceCube’s winterovers got right out there to take some splashy photos—that actually involved a splash of sorts, by throwing water out into an arc overhead that quickly turned into a spray of ice crystals.

Friday, October 11, 2019 - 3:45pm

The sunrise is over now at the South Pole, with the sun fully risen.  But if you position yourself just so, near a large snowdrift, it can almost appear as though the sun is rising right there.

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