| January 2024 | News from the Australian Antarctic Program
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The tractor traverse train delivering supplies for Australia's Million Year Ice Core project, travelled from Casey station to Little Dome C in December/January. Traverse Leader and team doctor, Dr John Cherry, took this photo of a solar halo during the 3200 kilometre-return journey. |
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The ICECAP-EAGLE has flown | Glaciologists have taken to the skies to study the kilometre-thick Antarctic ice sheet and bedrock below. Flying geophysical surveys in a 1940s-era Basler, the team are gaining insights into ice sheet stability and what this means for sea level rise | |
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Antarctic research to assist astronauts | Australian Antarctic expeditioners are trialling new medical technologies, including wearable biosensors and ultrasound technology, that could support astronaut health on future space missions. | |
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Nuyina maps new canyon | Wild Antarctic weather enabled acousticians on board icebreaker RSV Nuyina to map a dramatic new underwater canyon during a recent resupply visit to Casey research station. | |
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Denman Glacier field campaign underway | Twenty-seven scientists are camped at Bunger Hills and small, nearby field camps this summer, examining the impact of climate change on the Denman Glacier and the region’s biodiversity. | |
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Antarctic krill head south | Some populations of Antarctic krill are shifting south, closer to Antarctica, as ocean warming and sea-ice changes alter their habitat. Scientists fear the movement of krill will have a negative impact on predators like whales, seals and penguins, and alter broader ocean ecosystem functions. | |
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Nella Dan meets Nuyina | Australia's and Denmark's shared maritime history was celebrated with the handing over of Danish memorabilia to RSV Nuyina, by a former deck hand on the MV Nella Dan. The Nella Dan was critical to Australia's Antarctic program for 26 years before it ran aground at Macquarie Island in 1987. | |
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Living the dream | After growing up listening to his grandfather's stories of Antarctica, diesel mechanic Matt Travaglini is now living his dream as an expeditioner at Davis station | |
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