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228 viewsAn above view of the edge of the smooth snow-covered sea ice, which broken pieces floating off.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Anthony Petty
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197 viewsWhile out in the field, the crew had some feathered bystanders (emperor penguins) watching from an unusually close distance.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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187 viewsThe "chain gang" hard at work, drilling into the sea ice and taking samples for their research.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Anthony Petty
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150 viewsAlong the Antarctic Remote Ice Sensing Experiment (ARISE), the team came across some native Antarctic wildlife; pictured here is the crabeater seal.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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222 viewsAlong the Antarctic Remote Ice Sensing Experiment (ARISE), the team came across some native Antarctic wildlife; pictured here is the crabeater seal.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Paul Endersby
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198 viewsAn artistic shot taken of the surface of smooth-covered sea ice disappearing into the Antarctic light.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Alice O'Connor
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2195 viewsAn above view of one of the holes drilled to take ice core samples during the research on the sea ice.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Erica Key
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205 viewsAt the end of a work day for the team, all that are left behind are markers and snow-tracks.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Vicky Lytle
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210 viewsOne of the ice floes encountered along the ARISE Cruise.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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126 viewsAn ice floe from what seems to be smooth snow-covered ice in its first year.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Erica Key
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163 viewsOne of several aerial shots taken on the day of the 17th of October from the AS350 Squirrel, specifically a distinctive fracture line through a sheet of sea ice.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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310 viewsWhile navigating the Ross Sea, the team came across this unusual cluster of icebergs and pancake ice. This is one of several photos taken.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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