Life at the Pole

Life at the Pole

Week 50 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Now that’s a nice sun halo! It seems to occupy the whole sky above the IceCube Upgrade seasonal equipment site, [...]

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Week 49 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Busy, busy,…busy! There was a lot going on at the Pole last week. The South Pole traverse (SPOT) arrived, delivering [...]

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Week 48 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Last week at the Pole there was a mix of activities. First up was a short visit from a small [...]

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Week 47 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
It was on the quiet side last week at the Pole. Weather and other delays kept incoming flights to a [...]

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Week 46 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Business as usual for the start of summer at the South Pole. IceCube’s winterovers had plenty of maintenance operations, including [...]

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Week 45 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Summer season at the Pole starts out slowly, with the first small plane to arrive bearing fruit but not many [...]

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Week 44 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Out with the old, in with the new. It’s that time of year again, when IceCube’s two incoming winterovers arrive [...]

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Week 43 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
They’re back! The planes, that is—and the people. It happens every year. Last week marked the arrival of the first [...]

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Week 42 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
More incoming flights means more freshies! They get pretty excited at the Pole for almost any kind of fresh fruit [...]

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Week 41 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Last week was time for a group photo! The sun is up now, so you can take photos of things [...]

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Week 40 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s…no, wait, it is a plane. The first planes of the season have arrived [...]

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Week 39 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
All around the South Pole, flags are used as markers—they can designate pathways or identify spots where equipment is buried [...]

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