I love doing my job I get to take people on all these fantastic adventures it’s a
on all these fantastic adventures it’s a
on all these fantastic adventures it’s a rough place
rough place
rough place neither you’re safe and you come home or
neither you’re safe and you come home or
neither you’re safe and you come home or you screw up and you don’t come home we
you screw up and you don’t come home we
you screw up and you don’t come home we have to be a little bit more minimal
have to be a little bit more minimal
have to be a little bit more minimal with the stopping or else we’re gonna
with the stopping or else we’re gonna
with the stopping or else we’re gonna get in trouble start digging and our
get in trouble start digging and our
get in trouble start digging and our team is trying basically do an MRI of
team is trying basically do an MRI of
team is trying basically do an MRI of Mount Erebus it’s a really unique
Mount Erebus it’s a really unique
Mount Erebus it’s a really unique volcano and the fact that it erupts a
volcano and the fact that it erupts a
volcano and the fact that it erupts a sort of bizarre magma type of the fauna
sort of bizarre magma type of the fauna
sort of bizarre magma type of the fauna light which is pretty rare but can erupt
light which is pretty rare but can erupt
light which is pretty rare but can erupt really violently there’s no doubt in my
really violently there’s no doubt in my
really violently there’s no doubt in my mind that we’re on terrain that has
mind that we’re on terrain that has
mind that we’re on terrain that has crevasses underneath it we can’t see I
crevasses underneath it we can’t see I
crevasses underneath it we can’t see I have to poke around and really have a
have to poke around and really have a
have to poke around and really have a good inspection of the site kind of
good inspection of the site kind of
good inspection of the site kind of feeling in the snow for the consistency
feeling in the snow for the consistency
feeling in the snow for the consistency in the snow depth there’s always some
in the snow depth there’s always some
in the snow depth there’s always some risk of falling into carafes
risk of falling into carafes
risk of falling into carafes I’ve had very close friends died and
I’ve had very close friends died and
I’ve had very close friends died and crevasse falls in situations just like
crevasse falls in situations just like
crevasse falls in situations just like what we’re dealing with here so for me
what we’re dealing with here so for me
what we’re dealing with here so for me it’s something that’s very real so my
it’s something that’s very real so my
it’s something that’s very real so my job is to decide if it’s safe enough for
job is to decide if it’s safe enough for
job is to decide if it’s safe enough for the scientists to install all the fancy
the scientists to install all the fancy
the scientists to install all the fancy stuff out here every minute counts we’ve
stuff out here every minute counts we’ve
stuff out here every minute counts we’ve got a really efficient yet the job done
got a really efficient yet the job done
got a really efficient yet the job done our goal for this project is to make
our goal for this project is to make
our goal for this project is to make measurements at 132 different locations
measurements at 132 different locations
measurements at 132 different locations around Mount Erebus creating a map of
around Mount Erebus creating a map of
around Mount Erebus creating a map of the insides of the volcano hey guys I
the insides of the volcano hey guys I
the insides of the volcano hey guys I think it looks good to get out it’s a
think it looks good to get out it’s a
think it looks good to get out it’s a nice accumulation zone so there’s lots
nice accumulation zone so there’s lots
nice accumulation zone so there’s lots of snow here and it’s a nice compression
of snow here and it’s a nice compression
of snow here and it’s a nice compression area as well so I think as long as we
area as well so I think as long as we
area as well so I think as long as we keep it nice and tight we should be fine
keep it nice and tight we should be fine
keep it nice and tight we should be fine it’s gonna bump our asleep in the last
it’s gonna bump our asleep in the last
it’s gonna bump our asleep in the last 36 hours for me but that’s a good hole
36 hours for me but that’s a good hole
36 hours for me but that’s a good hole this little box is the brains of the
this little box is the brains of the
this little box is the brains of the operation out here and is basically a
operation out here and is basically a
operation out here and is basically a really really fancy data collector we’ve
really really fancy data collector we’ve
really really fancy data collector we’ve got to really try and get all the work
got to really try and get all the work
got to really try and get all the work we need to done because what we’re doing
we need to done because what we’re doing
we need to done because what we’re doing is we’re gonna be applicable to the
is we’re gonna be applicable to the
is we’re gonna be applicable to the volcanoes and similar geologic settings
volcanoes and similar geologic settings
volcanoes and similar geologic settings all over the world we just hope that
all over the world we just hope that
all over the world we just hope that what we do is meaning and beneficial for
what we do is meaning and beneficial for
what we do is meaning and beneficial for for those that come next there we go
for those that come next there we go
for those that come next there we go working now we’re good
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