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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 3:00pm
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … no, wait, it’s just a plane. Actually, it’s a particular plane—a C-17, a large military transport aircraft—training for air drops over the South Pole station.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 9:30am
Last week, winterovers Erik and Stephan arrived, and this week Dag and Ian are leaving. Here they are, all four together out on the ice for the last time.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 2:00pm
Another summer season at the South Pole station means another changing of the guard for IceCube’s winterovers. This year’s Erik Beiser and Stephan Richter have arrived, two fresh faces ready to embark on their yearlong adventure, while Dag Larsen and Ian Rees, last year’s winterovers, made their final preparations for leaving the ice.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 8:00am
There’s a bit of prep work involved in getting the station ready for its summer opening. IceCube winterovers Ian and Dag used this time to perform an IceTop snow survey and to finish up snow removal around the ICL.
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 2:00pm
Indoor tasks can be done just about any time, but for outdoor activities you need some cooperation from the weather. A bright sunny day makes things better still.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 11:00am
For a place that receives so little precipitation, there’s an awful lot of snow around. So much snow that bulldozers are sometimes enlisted to move it out of the way, as shown here in front of this parked Basler aircraft.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 11:45am
Summer upgrades to the SPS (South Pole System), part of IceCube’s computing infrastructure, were completed this week.
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 12:15pm
After the sun’s arrival come the planes. The first of the season to reach the South Pole were a pair of Twin Otters, one of which appears parked in the image above.
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 3:30pm
Since the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere, last week at the Pole they had Christmas in July.
Friday, January 2, 2015 - 1:00pm
The year wrapped up nicely at the South Pole, with the traditional holiday dinner and the Race Around the World on Christmas morning. Both of IceCube’s winterovers participated in the run.