The dry erase board said, "Science Team photo @12:30 on the first nice day" and it took about a week for the picture to come together, after a long stretch of bitter cold and high winds. I think this setting was worth the wait.

    The science team on the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker
    The science team of the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer pose for a picture on the bow. Photo credit: Peter Kaple.

    The science team on the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker
    The science team of the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer pose for a picture on the bow. Photo credit: Peter Kaple.

    Mike then used his drone to take pictures from the other direction - I don't know how they turned out, but the photos of the drone itself are spectacular.

    The view from the bow of the Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Amundsen Sea, Antartica
    A drone hovers in front of the bow of the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica.

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    Date
    Location
    Onboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Amundsen Sea off the southwest coast of Antarctica.
    Weather Summary
    Partly cloudy with breaks of brilliant sunshine.
    Temperature
    -11.4 C
    Wind Speed
    20 knots from the southeast
    Wind Chill
    -33.8 C

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