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162 viewsAn airborne view of the Aurora Australis, surrounded by sea ice, specifically overlapping nila.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Alice O'Connor
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191 viewsAn aerial view of the overlapping nila breaking off from the smooth snow-covered sea ice.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Alice O'Connor
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211 viewsOne of several visual examples of pancake ice, otherwise known as cake ice.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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214 viewsOne of several visual examples of pancake ice, otherwise known as cake ice.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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169 viewsAs the Aurora Australis passes by an iceberg, the crew aboard take video footage and photographs to remember this particular moment
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Andi Pfaffling
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176 viewsAn aerial view of a gathering of Adelie penguins fleeing from the helicopter above them.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Anthony Petty
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184 viewsThe Antarctic sunlight illuminating the surface of the sea ice, intensifying the effect of the fracture lines.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Scott Stark
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161 viewsThe Antarctic sunlight illuminating the surface of the sea ice, embossing the fracture lines.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Scott Stark
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169 viewsThe morning sunlight beaming down on the sea ice of Antarctica.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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140 viewsThe Aurora Australis breaking its way through the sea ice of the Antarctic waters.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Erica Key
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114 viewsThe AS350 Squirrel (VH-SES) helicopter awaiting its return to the Aurora Australis.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Alice O'Connor
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147 viewsWith the Aurora Australis at a stand still, the teams on board venture out onto the sea ice surface to do their research projects.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Alice O'Connor
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