Gallery: Project = Megadunes 2002/2003

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This plane flew the Megadunes crew during the first season of Megadunes in 2002 to 2003.Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32880">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This plane flew the Megadunes crew during the first season of Megadunes in 2002 to 2003.Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Megadunes team, Ted Scambos, Mary Albert, Mark Fahenstock, Carolyn, and Chris Shuman, gathered for a quick photo before heading to McMurdo Station.Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32886">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Megadunes team, Ted Scambos, Mary Albert, Mark Fahenstock, Carolyn, and Chris Shuman, gathered for a quick photo before heading to McMurdo Station.Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

This photo was taken during a flight over the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Bird Glacier lurks in the background, with Darwin Glacier in the foreground. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32959">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This photo was taken during a flight over the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Bird Glacier lurks in the background, with Darwin Glacier in the foreground. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Ted Scambos checks on the GPS/GPR surveying system during the 2002-03 Megadunes expedition. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32960">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Ted Scambos checks on the GPS/GPR surveying system during the 2002-03 Megadunes expedition. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

This in-flight view of a blue ice region in Antarctica was taken during the 2002-03 Megadunes expedition. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32961">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This in-flight view of a blue ice region in Antarctica was taken during the 2002-03 Megadunes expedition. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

This in-flight view of a blue ice region in Antarctica was taken during the 2002-03 Megadunes expedition. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32962">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This in-flight view of a blue ice region in Antarctica was taken during the 2002-03 Megadunes expedition. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

This in-flight view of a blue ice region in Antarctica was taken during the 2002-03 Megadunes expedition. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32963">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This in-flight view of a blue ice region in Antarctica was taken during the 2002-03 Megadunes expedition. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32964">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32965">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32966">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Mountains rise over the Dry Valleys region in Antarctica. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32967">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Mountains rise over the Dry Valleys region in Antarctica. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Mountains rise over the Dry Valleys region in Antarctica. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32968">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Mountains rise over the Dry Valleys region in Antarctica. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Megadunes team flew over the Scott Coast in Antarctica on the way to their field camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32969">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Megadunes team flew over the Scott Coast in Antarctica on the way to their field camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Megadunes team set up Scott and Endurance tents near TAM camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32970">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Megadunes team set up Scott and Endurance tents near TAM camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Megadunes expedition camp tents included the PolarHaven (blue) and the WeatherHaven (white). Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32972">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Megadunes expedition camp tents included the PolarHaven (blue) and the WeatherHaven (white). Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Snow builds up heavily on one side of the Scott tents at the Megadunes camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/32973">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Snow builds up heavily on one side of the Scott tents at the Megadunes camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33007">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33008">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33009">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33010">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33014">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33015">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33016">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33020">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Mt. Erebus looms over McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33024">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Mt. Erebus looms over McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Megadunes team learns about field safety during a training session at McMurdo Station. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33025">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Megadunes team learns about field safety during a training session at McMurdo Station. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Megadunes team learn about field safety at McMurdo Station. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33026">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Megadunes team learn about field safety at McMurdo Station. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

During the first year of the Antarctic Megadunes expedition, researchers found "pipes" in the hard-packed snow. The pipes start just beneath the surface and go down into the snow. One deep pipe, like the one shown here, was at least 6 feet (1.9 meters) deep. The pipes appear to be cracks that form near the surface of the ice and then freeze over. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33027">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

During the first year of the Antarctic Megadunes expedition, researchers found "pipes" in the hard-packed snow. The pipes start just beneath the surface and go down into the snow. One deep pipe, like the one shown here, was at least 6 feet (1.9 meters) deep. The pipes appear to be cracks that form near the surface of the ice and then freeze over. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Flags led to the Endurance tent from the main camp of the Antarctic Megadunes expedition, to help researchers find their way around in low visibility conditions. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33028">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Flags led to the Endurance tent from the main camp of the Antarctic Megadunes expedition, to help researchers find their way around in low visibility conditions. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Ted Scambos poses with the GPS/GPR surveying system used during the Antarctic Megadunes expedition. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33029">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Ted Scambos poses with the GPS/GPR surveying system used during the Antarctic Megadunes expedition. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33030">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Megadunes are slightly rounded at their crests and are so subtle that a person on the ground cannot see the pattern. In this aerial photograph, the megadune area looks like light and dark stripes in the snow. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Megadunes team practice field safety skills at McMurdo Station. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33031">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Megadunes team practice field safety skills at McMurdo Station. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Megadunes team underwent training in the Field Safety Training Program at McMurdo Station before relocating to the Megadunes site. Here, the team completes their crevasse rescue training. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33032">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Megadunes team underwent training in the Field Safety Training Program at McMurdo Station before relocating to the Megadunes site. Here, the team completes their crevasse rescue training. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Ted Scambos wears goggles and a balaclava to protect his face from the harsh Antarctic weather. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33033">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Ted Scambos wears goggles and a balaclava to protect his face from the harsh Antarctic weather. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Rob Bauer stands next to a sastrugi in the Megadunes area. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33034">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Rob Bauer stands next to a sastrugi in the Megadunes area. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Researchers measure snow/firn grain size, as well as the depth of a snow pit. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33035">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Researchers measure snow/firn grain size, as well as the depth of a snow pit. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

This aerial image of an icefall shows a cliff of ice, formed by a region of rapidly flowing ice. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33036">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This aerial image of an icefall shows a cliff of ice, formed by a region of rapidly flowing ice. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

This airplane provided to transport the Megadunes team to TAM camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33037">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This airplane provided to transport the Megadunes team to TAM camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

This aerial image of an icefall shows a cliff of ice, formed by a region of rapidly flowing ice. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33038">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This aerial image of an icefall shows a cliff of ice, formed by a region of rapidly flowing ice. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

This is one in a series of shots taken of the sastrugi in the Megadunes area.Sastrugi are usually just a foot or so high, but the Megadunes camp region had huge formations, over three feet (one meter) tall. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33039">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This is one in a series of shots taken of the sastrugi in the Megadunes area.Sastrugi are usually just a foot or so high, but the Megadunes camp region had huge formations, over three feet (one meter) tall. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Royal Society Range in Antarctica rises to 4000 meters (13,000 feet) at its highest point. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33040">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Royal Society Range in Antarctica rises to 4000 meters (13,000 feet) at its highest point. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Royal Society Range in Antarctica rises to 4000 meters (13,000 feet) at its highest point. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33041">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Royal Society Range in Antarctica rises to 4000 meters (13,000 feet) at its highest point. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

This is one in a series of shots taken of the sastrugi in the Megadunes area.Sastrugi are usually just a foot or so high, but the Megadunes camp region had huge formations, over three feet (one meter) tall. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33042">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This is one in a series of shots taken of the sastrugi in the Megadunes area.Sastrugi are usually just a foot or so high, but the Megadunes camp region had huge formations, over three feet (one meter) tall. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

This is one in a series of shots taken of the sastrugi in the Megadunes area.Sastrugi are usually just a foot or so high, but the Megadunes camp region had huge formations, over three feet (one meter) tall. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33043">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This is one in a series of shots taken of the sastrugi in the Megadunes area.Sastrugi are usually just a foot or so high, but the Megadunes camp region had huge formations, over three feet (one meter) tall. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Royal Society Range in Antarctica rises to 4000 meters (13,000 feet) at its highest point. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33044">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Royal Society Range in Antarctica rises to 4000 meters (13,000 feet) at its highest point. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

This is one in a series of shots taken of the sastrugi in the Megadunes area.Sastrugi are usually just a foot or so high, but the Megadunes camp region had huge formations, over three feet (one meter) tall. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33045">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

This is one in a series of shots taken of the sastrugi in the Megadunes area.Sastrugi are usually just a foot or so high, but the Megadunes camp region had huge formations, over three feet (one meter) tall. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Drifts of snow covered the Megadunes team's Scott tents. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33046">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Drifts of snow covered the Megadunes team's Scott tents. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Megadunes team flew over the Scott Coast in Antarctica on the way to their field camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33051">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Megadunes team flew over the Scott Coast in Antarctica on the way to their field camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Ted Scambos checks on the GPR/GPS system. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33052">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Ted Scambos checks on the GPR/GPS system. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Megadunes team flew over the Scott Coast in Antarctica on the way to their field camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33053">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Megadunes team flew over the Scott Coast in Antarctica on the way to their field camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Drifts of snow covered the Megadunes team's Scott tents. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33054">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Drifts of snow covered the Megadunes team's Scott tents. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The Megadunes expedition camp tents included the Arctic Chief (red) and the PolarHaven (blue). Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33057">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The Megadunes expedition camp tents included the Arctic Chief (red) and the PolarHaven (blue). Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer tow the GPS/GPR system to survey the Megadunes area. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33058">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer tow the GPS/GPR system to survey the Megadunes area. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

The team unload their gear from boxes shipped to TAM camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33059">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

The team unload their gear from boxes shipped to TAM camp. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)

An in-flight view of the Worcester Range in Antarctica. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC <a href="http://nsidc.org/antarctica/megadunes/">Megadunes Web site</a> (<a href="/cryosphere/gallery/photo/33060">View photo detail.</a>) <br>

An in-flight view of the Worcester Range in Antarctica. Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC Megadunes Web site (View photo detail.)