Alfred Wegener Institute: Geological Drilling Mission in West Antarctica's Interior
November 09, 2023
November 09, 2023
BREMERHAVEN, Germany, Nov. 9 -- The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research issued the following news release:
On November 16, an international team of researchers and drilling experts will set out from Christchurch, New Zealand, for Antarctica to drill up to 200 metres into the seabed beneath the inner Ross Ice Shelf. The team aims to obtain geological records of changing sediments that reflect environmental conditions at the time of their formation . . .
On November 16, an international team of researchers and drilling experts will set out from Christchurch, New Zealand, for Antarctica to drill up to 200 metres into the seabed beneath the inner Ross Ice Shelf. The team aims to obtain geological records of changing sediments that reflect environmental conditions at the time of their formation . . .