Images from the Field
Fourth time's a charm
After three stokes of bad luck, the group launches mission No. 4; a 15-hour trip to Terra Nova Bay and back.
Ground control
Paul tracking the Aerosonde flight to Terra Nova Bay.
Flight path
The craft fought 65-mph katabatic winds during the mission.
After the flight
Nick with the Aerosonde after landing at Pegasus Runway.
Mt. Erebus sunset
The view from Pegasusas the day ends.
Southern Lights
Aurora australis and the Southern Cross over Black Island and Mt. Discovery.
After dark
Scott's Discovery Hut and McMurdo station at night.
Here comes the sun
Sunrise over Ross Island.
Frosty
John Cassano after a hike on Ob Hill.
Getting set
An Aerosonde on the launch vehicle at Pegasus runway.
Art in the sky
Polar stratospheric clouds, called nacreous clouds, over Hut Point and McMurdo Sound.
Orange satellite
The moon appears over Mt. Discovery.
Brisk walk
Nick, Peter, and Paul prepare for the walk to Scott's Hut in -30° F temperatures and 30 knott winds.
Testing, testing
Dave works on the Aerosonde in the lab.
Unwinding
The Tatty Flag bar at Scott Base.
Breathtaking
Mt. Discovery with blowing snow over ice shelf from Hut Point.
Getting ready
Aerosonde launch vehicle is towed out to Pegasus runway.
From space
Satellite view of the Terra Nova Bay polynya, the focus of this research mission.
View from the Top
Cassano took this picture of the Terra Nova Bay polynya in January while installing instruments on an Italian weather station.
Ross Sea Opening
Winds pry open the Terra Nova Bay polynya in these satellite images taken over three days in September, 2005.
