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Resource Type
Video
Region
Antarctic
Completion Time
Less than 1 period
Grade
All Aged
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Space Weather Monitoring on the Antarctic Plateau
Related Members
Michelle Brown
Andrew Stillinger
Topic
Earth Science

Michelle Brown and Andy Stillinger calculate the tilt of the Earth's axis by using height and shadow length at the South Pole on winter solstice.

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