Before satellite imagery, scientists navigated by matching up geologic formations with those shown in aerial photographs—a tough task in Antarctica, where there aren’t many visible features.
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How has our ability to map Antarctica changed in the past 100 years? Do a little exploring of your own, and see what we’ve learned since Roald Amundsen raced to reach the South Pole first.
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These resources help students to analyze the factors that underline Antarctica’s extreme cold conditions.
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Imagine sleeping with a snow shovel in your tent so you can dig out in the morning. Or having to stop your supply vehicle from falling into a crevasse. Just another demanding workday in Antarctica.
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It’s not just Antarctica’s temperatures that are so extreme. Winds speeds on the continent often exceed 100 mph each winter. Learn the causes of these ferocious katabatic winds.
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„Keeping a good journal is kind of like having an extra brain,“ says this glacial geologist. Find out what Shipp records in her second brain when she’s conducting field research in Antarc…
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In outer space, you might not recognize the Big Dipper. The stars that form this constellation exist in 3-D not 2-D—so the star pattern changes with your viewpoint. Take another look at the Big Dip…
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What can you tell from looking at a fossil record of dinosaur footprints? Everything from which dinosaur was there first to what they might have feasted on.
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Like today’s crime-scene investigators, paleontologists study clues left behind. See firsthand what trackways—fossilized footprints—can tell them about dinosaur behavior.
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Ever wish you could watch a dinosaur in action? Investigate modern birds for an insightful look at how ancient dinosaurs moved and behaved.
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