Scientists from Northern Illinois University are back in their laboratory after a 3-month expedition on the Ross Ice Shelf, the world’s largest floating ice sheet.
Antarctic Research Exhibition
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A drilling site is built on the grounding zone, a location where the Antarctic ice, land and sea come together. (WISSARD)
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A suite of physical oceanographic instruments is lowered into the borehole. (Reed Scherer/NIU)
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A filtration pump is used to collect particulates suspended in the water column. (WISSARD)
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The Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) called Deep SCINI is set for deployment down the 740 meter borehole. (Reed Scherer/NIU)
