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The view on a hike back to the F6 camp from a sampling site near Lake Frxyell.

The view on a hike back to the F6 camp from a sampling site near Lake Frxyell.

Ventifacts- rocks carved out by local katabatic wind events at Bull Pass in Wright Valley.

Ventifacts- rocks carved out by local katabatic wind events at Bull Pass in Wright Valley.

Instruments allow researchers to autonomously sample the water column and enabling the capture of data year-round.

Instruments allow researchers to autonomously sample the water column and enabling the capture of data year-round.

View across Lake Hoare in Taylor valley from outside main camp at 3 in the morning.

View across Lake Hoare in Taylor valley from outside main camp at 3 in the morning.

Helicopter view of a lake in the McMurdo Dry Valleys.

Helicopter view of a lake in the McMurdo Dry Valleys.

The view of Antarctica on a flight from Christchurch to McMurdo.

The view of Antarctica on a flight from Christchurch to McMurdo.

Finding answers in the coldest place on Earth

By Irene Gray January 05, 2023

Categories: Front Page College of Arts & Sciences Biology Earth & Planetary Sciences Latest News Research

Tags: McMurdo Dry Valley McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-term Ecological Research National Science Foundation

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