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1/20/2007
On January 20, 2007, officials celebrated 50 years of Antarctic partnership between New Zealand and the U.S. Read remarks made by Claudia McMurray, assistant secretary of state at the commemoration.
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1/13/2007
A new 10-meter diameter South Pole Telescope is nearing completion at the South Pole Station.
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1/1/2007
Journals by teachers Ute Kaden and Allan Miller who sailed aboard the icebreaker Oden as part of National Science Foundation research cruise.
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12/29/2006
"Sounds of the Southern Ocean" is a joint project between NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Oregon State University, and the Korea Polar Research Institute whose goal is to study the dynamic tectonic and volcanic environment of the Bransfield Strait and Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica.
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12/19/2006
An international team sailed from Punta Arenas, Chile for a two-week, NSF-sponsored research cruise.
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12/13/2006
Some of the first radar and imaging results from NASA's newest Mars spacecraft, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, show details in layers of ice-rich deposits near the poles. Observed variations in the layers' thickness and composition will yield information about recent climate cycles on the red planet.
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12/6/2006
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the first in a series of robotic missions to the moon, successfully completed its Critical Design Review on Nov. 9, 2006. The lunar orbiter is scheduled for launch in October 2008.
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11/1/2006
Ever wonder what it's like to spend winter at the South Pole? Explore the Earth's most remote scientific research facility.
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10/31/2006
On Oct. 31, 1956, a tiny U.S. plane made science possible when it landed on the ice sheet at the southern end of the world.
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10/19/2006
For the first time NASA scientists have analyzed data from direct, detailed satellite measurements to show that ice losses now far surpass ice gains in the shrinking Greenland ice sheet.
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