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Life on a Drifting Station40 viewsAn aerial view of NP-6. The small building in the foreground is the diesel power station. The big building to the right is the ward room (marine terminology was used on the North Pole stations). The ward room was a dining room and recreation room, with billiards, ping-pong, movies, and a meeting room. Image credit: EWG.
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1142 viewsThis support truck followed the ski race across Antarctica.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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91 viewsAn even closer close-up of the wall of the snow pit, showing a couple of layers in the snow. These particular kinds of layers form when big snow storms occur with strong winds that cause the snow to compact at what was then the surface. Other layers may be caused by melting and refreezing of snow. Photo by John Maurer, CIRES/NSIDC, University of Colorado.
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245 viewsSurface hoar on snow in the French’s front yard, after big
“blizzard.” Longmont, CO. 12/22/06.
Image Credit: Courtesy Lynn French, NSIDC
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218 viewsSurface hoar on snow in the French’s front yard, after big
“blizzard.” Longmont, CO. 12/22/06.
Image Credit: Courtesy Lynn French, NSIDC
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230 viewsAn aerial view of the Aurora Australis breaking through the sea ice surrounding it, noted to be smooth snow-covered sea ice.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Alice O'Connor
   
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