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“winterovers”
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Monday, March 17, 2014 - 9:45am
What is this? And where would you find it at the South Pole station?
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 2:15pm
It’s a small community wintering over at the South Pole—they help each other out. When not immediately involved in their detector duties, IceCube’s winterovers might be found volunteering their assistance with other scientific projects.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 8:00am
People often mention penguins when they’re asked to think about the South Pole. But they are quickly reminded that there are none to be found there
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 1:30pm
So many images from last week … where to begin? The IceCube winterovers captured quite a few shots of the sun as it continues to set.
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 8:30am
The darkness of night tells us that we’re in the Earth’s shadow. But who thinks about the Earth’s shadow during the day?
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 3:15pm
Each year, IceCube selects two individuals to serve as the project’s winterovers, to be among the folks who remain at the South Pole throughout the long winter
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 12:30pm
This week had all the usual stuff—you know, calibrations, detector statistics, data handling, that kind of stuff. But it also had … Yuri’s Night. This is a global celebration held each April 12th to commemorate Yuri Gagarin, first man in space and an inspiration to many.