News – Page 29 – ANSMET, The Antarctic Search for Meteorites

Newbie Introduction and Pre-Season Thoughts

November 9, 2017

Greetings all, With departure just around the corner, this season's three newbies/rookies are planning to post short blog entries prior to our respective departures. Today, that means me! I will first say, as a Canadian on the team, I know what many of you are thinking. Yes, I do say...

T-minus 3 weeks

November 6, 2017

One week has now passed since our ANSMET Boot Camp. In three weeks from today we will embark on our fantastic trip to the cold continent to recover meteorites. Here is who we are: Our fearless leaders: Ralph Harvey (Professor at Case Western Reserve University) and Jim Karner (Professor at the...

bootcamp

November 9, 2017

As we are sitting by a cosy fire, we have almost completed our first 1.5 days of the first dedicated ANSMET boot camp today. Another half day will come tomorrow. So far we went over how to not kill yourself in the field, how to use the skidoo, how...

2017-2018 Season Preview

October 13, 2017

Hello everyone! If you're a long-time follower of ANSMET, welcome back! And if this is your first visit, you've arrived at a great time. We're getting ready for ANSMET's 41st field season, which will begin in mid-November of 2017 and end in early February of 2018. The shortest way...

ANSMET weblog hardware test

September 28, 2017

Hi, this is a test of new hardware for blogging from the deep field. We're getting ready for a new ANSMET field season due to start in about 8 weeks. This year we'll be using iPod Touch devices for photography and preparation of text, and...

“Goodbye”

January 30, 2017

Hi there - it's me, Minako. It will be my last blog post for the season. Brian, Jani and I flew back to Christchurch last Friday (well. we landed around 3am Saturday) with C-17. It was much shorter flight (5 hours flight instead of 8 hours using LC-130). It was...

McMurdo Update

January 26, 2017

Hi Everyone - are you forgetting about us and this blog? Jim and Alex made their way back to US. The rest of us are still here in McMurdo, enjoying our McMurdo life, patiently waiting our chance to go back to Christchurch. Next chance? It could be in a...

Spreading our Wings – in Mactown

January 25, 2017

It's nice to have opportunities to see and do things you didn't think you had time for, especially when you're in as unique a place as McMurdo station, Antarctica. At least that's what we tell ourselves when we're faced with more delays! Minako, Brian and I were bumped from the flight on Monday,...

Waiting Game again……

January 23, 2017

Jim, Brian, Alex, Jani and I were scheduled to head back to Christchurch today. I was so excited this morning, woke up at 6:30. I had good 5.5 hours to do final packing and cleaning dorm room. We had early lunch together, thinking about this will be the last meal...

Cleaning Fest (and some updates)

January 22, 2017

We had a busy day yesterday. We all worked hard sorting all the stuff we took to the field. We cleaned all of the dishes, did inventory for all of kitchen items, cleaned stoves, moved so many boxes around. Jim, Jani and I did inventory for meteorites Jonny and...

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