Ross Ice Shelf Research | Continent 7: Antarctica

the Ross Ice Shelf is the largest lump

the Ross Ice Shelf is the largest lump of floating ice in the world so little

of floating ice in the world so little

of floating ice in the world so little is known the surface of Pluto has much

is known the surface of Pluto has much

is known the surface of Pluto has much better imagery than what’s beneath

better imagery than what’s beneath

better imagery than what’s beneath Raphael it’s a lot of new stuff that

Raphael it’s a lot of new stuff that

Raphael it’s a lot of new stuff that we’re going to discover no one’s ever

we’re going to discover no one’s ever

we’re going to discover no one’s ever done this before it’s exploration it’s

done this before it’s exploration it’s

done this before it’s exploration it’s going to be interesting from this point

going to be interesting from this point

going to be interesting from this point on we’ve got four hours pouring into the

on we’ve got four hours pouring into the

on we’ve got four hours pouring into the shear zone

shear zone

shear zone very gingerly make your way through

very gingerly make your way through

very gingerly make your way through what’s essentially a minefield of

what’s essentially a minefield of

what’s essentially a minefield of grasses knowing that it’s it’s my

grasses knowing that it’s it’s my

grasses knowing that it’s it’s my responsibility to make sure that

responsibility to make sure that

responsibility to make sure that everybody can get back to Scott based

everybody can get back to Scott based

everybody can get back to Scott based safely it’s huge huge deal but where

safely it’s huge huge deal but where

safely it’s huge huge deal but where we’re driving to us it’s pretty much

we’re driving to us it’s pretty much

we’re driving to us it’s pretty much directly south which is where the storm

directly south which is where the storm

directly south which is where the storm system is going to come in from I guess

system is going to come in from I guess

system is going to come in from I guess you’re always hoping it’s not going to

you’re always hoping it’s not going to

you’re always hoping it’s not going to be as bad as it’s forecasted it might

be as bad as it’s forecasted it might

be as bad as it’s forecasted it might blow out and we’ll have fun good

blow out and we’ll have fun good

blow out and we’ll have fun good reasonably good weather but years worth

reasonably good weather but years worth

reasonably good weather but years worth of planning gone into these events so

of planning gone into these events so

of planning gone into these events so I’m getting moving and seeing how it

I’m getting moving and seeing how it

I’m getting moving and seeing how it goes is kind of part of part of how it

goes is kind of part of part of how it

goes is kind of part of part of how it has to work then an editor together I’m

has to work then an editor together I’m

has to work then an editor together I’m looking at this wide expanse of nothing

looking at this wide expanse of nothing

looking at this wide expanse of nothing and it’s a bit creepy I’m seeing a lot

and it’s a bit creepy I’m seeing a lot

and it’s a bit creepy I’m seeing a lot of white gonna get pretty used to seeing

of white gonna get pretty used to seeing

of white gonna get pretty used to seeing a lot of way it’s a hugely important

a lot of way it’s a hugely important

a lot of way it’s a hugely important last shop so I’m just curious about what

last shop so I’m just curious about what

last shop so I’m just curious about what drives it what keeps it where it is why

drives it what keeps it where it is why

drives it what keeps it where it is why it’s there in the first place really

it’s there in the first place really

it’s there in the first place really gives you their perspectives that quite

gives you their perspectives that quite

gives you their perspectives that quite a small fish in there in the grand

a small fish in there in the grand

a small fish in there in the grand scheme of things and mother nature

scheme of things and mother nature

scheme of things and mother nature really has control here I keep saying in

really has control here I keep saying in

really has control here I keep saying in my head everything will be fine don’t

my head everything will be fine don’t

my head everything will be fine don’t worry about it but it’s not you that

worry about it but it’s not you that

worry about it but it’s not you that makes the decisions here at syntactic