Princess Elisabeth Station : some photos (taken between November 2010 and January 2011)

24 pictures posted on the 06.02.2011

The cranes of the ice breaker Mary Arctica are finally seeing some action

The cranes of the ice breaker Mary Arctica are finally seeing some action

© IPF / René Robert

  • The cranes of the ice breaker Mary Arctica are finally seeing some action
  • The Danish ice breaker seen from the back
  • The first containers are hauled to the Mary Arctica
  • The base camp was entirely covered by snow in less than twelve hours
  • Searching for the beacons on the ski-doo
  • The scientists upon arrival at Utsteinen on November 16th
  • Frank Pattyn (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and Kenichi Matsuoka (University of Washington)
  • Kenichi Matsuoka installs his radar equipment
  • The first ice cores are bagged for conservation
  • Marie Direckx (ULB) and Jean-Louis Tison (ULB) working on the drill
  • The first scientific team arrived with the Basler DC-3
  • The ice drill after the first tests
  • BELISSIMA team working on the drill
  • Erik holds the head of the drill which was stuck two metres deep and dug out with a shovel
  • The team drills to retrieve a snow core
  • Measuring the beacon
  • The convoy of the meteorite expedition on its way to the plateau
  • Storm at the base camp
  • The wind carved this hole in the blue ice
  • The team did a recon trip to find a safe path for the Prinoths to cross the plateau
  • Joachim Jakobs (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaffen und Rohstoffe) searching for rocks
  • This absolute gravimeter is accurate down to 1/1000 000 000
  • Olivier Francis (GIANT) in the scientific shelter that houses the absolute gravimeter
  • The convoy makes its way through a ramp to the Mary Arctica