Nathaniel B. Palmer

Grease ice dampens ripples in the water near a golden orange sunset.

Antarctica dispatch 8: Behold grease, shuga and pancake ice

March 13, 2019Into the Thaw: Decoding Thwaites Glacier

The research team aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer is starting to wrap up their work studying Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. As the Amundsen Sea starts to freeze up, the captain of the ship will be constantly on the lookout for gaps in the ice that will carry the ship home.

Researchers hoist the orange-colored Hugin autonomous submarine onto the deck of the Nathaniel B. Palmer.

Antarctica Dispatch 7: Under Thwaites Glacier

March 6, 2019Into the Thaw: Decoding Thwaites Glacier

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