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  The team made it to Antarctica! We've been busy with training and learning the ropes here at McMurdo base. (editor's note- McMurdo Station, not "base". Jeesh, such newbies.) Johnny and Brian are glad to finally have us here. They've planned a jam-packed week for us so we can try to...

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A few quick updates this morning: -Yesterday afternoon John reported that Jim, Cindy, Lauren, Emilie Nicole and Alex were on the plane flying south as of about 4 pm thursday, so barring unforeseen circumstances they made it to Antarctica late last night our time.  The first hours in Antarctica are...

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I'm sure these delay posts are getting old, but we're enduring another 24-hour flight delay. The weather looks good in McMurdo tomorrow, so the team is staying hopeful. While we're staying patient, though, we decided it would be worth a try to see how far we could travel from New...

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You know it’s a bad sign when, after the 3AM wake-up call, you check in at the Antarctic Passenger Terminal (APT), weigh your bags, put on your boots, grab a quick last coffee and return to the briefing room to board....and the loadmaster at the terminal starts to play...

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As Alex wrote in the last post, we have been together in Christchurch with rolling 24-hour delays. New Zealand is a wonderful country and spending a week in Christchurch is hardly something to complain about, except we are so very eager to get to Antarctica to search for meteorites! Our...

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Even when you’re not even there yet. Like many expeditions that have set out for the great white continent, the ANSMET team is currently facing a delay right where it’s hurts the most – before we’ve even left civilization. We are currently counting day 5 of being delayed in...

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Hi everyone,  In addition to Emilie’s recent post, a few other updates and notable emails have arrived at ANSMET central in the last 12 hours,  so I thought I’d share. 1. John Schutt sent an email suggesting “flies in the ointment”.......  “ Weather is crap and will be for another...

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Well we’re stuck in Christchurch for a couple more days. The weather has been too nice in Mcmurdo which means the runway got a little slushy and needs to be re-rolled. While we’re waiting to hear back about a potential fly date, the gang is taking full advantage of...

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Why go back to the Davis-Ward icefields?  Don't you have enough meteorites from (insert your favorite icefield name here)? That's not the most common question we get here at ANSMET central, but it just might be the most important to answer (particularly during funding season).  Earlier today Dr. Kevin Righter,...

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