Although it was generally quiet last week, IceCube’s winterovers took some interesting photos of their activities and surroundings. First up, weather balloon launching. Winterover Marc put his training to work as he was on weather balloon duty last week. On one of those days, a sundog appeared just at the right time to serve as a nice backdrop to the balloon. In the image below, Marc captured a fun 360-degree image from below as he waited for the GPS signal to launch. Second up, the station greenhouse. For the next seven to eight months, any fresh vegetables they might get to enjoy will come from this greenhouse. It looks pretty full of greenery at the moment, but it’s a bit hard to discern the available plant variety. They usually have lettuces with maybe some tomatoes, cucumbers and squashes, and sometimes melons, which might need a little extra care if they’re of a large variety.
