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Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 12:15pm
The lowering sun is providing for some great photos, like these long shadows in front of and behind the IceCube Lab (ICL). The winterovers spent some time doing various things out in the cold this week. They raised their country flags—Chile, the US, and the Philippines—on the roof of the ICL.
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 12:15pm
What’s green and frilly and grows at the South Pole? Outside, nothing, but inside, we’re talking lettuce. Leafy greens, cucumbers, tomatoes…even cantaloupe—a variety of produce is grown in the South Pole greenhouse.
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 12:15pm
There’s work and then there’s play. And sometimes play can take a lot of work. Like building an igloo at the South Pole, for example—check it out. You can see it in progress during construction, above, and the view from inside, looking through the “sun roof,” after completion, below.
Friday, March 1, 2013 - 12:15pm
A great shot of the last LC-130 leaving the station. It marks the beginning of the winter season, in which the Pole’s population remains steady, this year at 44 people.
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 12:15pm
Everything coming to or leaving the Pole goes through McMurdo Station on the coast. And it’s a busy place—a complex logistics facility that includes a harbor, three airfields, and a heliport.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 12:15pm
For some, ice cream is a summertime treat. For others, it’s good just about anytime. Looks like the folks at the Pole fall into the “others” camp.
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 1:00pm
A solemn ceremony was held at the South Pole to commemorate the crew of the Twin Otter, a plane that went down on its way from the Pole to Terra Nova Bay.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 12:00pm
They are set up well at the South Pole station, with comfortable (enough) living quarters, tasty meals, and engaging activities.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 12:00pm
The IceCube winterovers have plenty of darkness to look forward to in the coming months, but in the meantime they’ve been outside in the sunlight doing all sorts of things.
Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 1:30pm
A flurry of activities marked the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, a marathon and a golf tournament among them. There was also the traditional ceremony to remark the geographical South Pole.