The Akademic Teshnikov in front of the Mertz Glacier. The expedition spent three days there to carry out different scientific activities, such as sampling the seabed under the ice or drilling on the continent.
One of the projects involves the ROPOS, for Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Science, designed to be led under the Mertz Glacier and sample the seabed.
ROPOS Control room, with pilots concentrating on sampling a sponge and sediment, 920m under the surface.
Brittle stars brought up from the depth (-930m) by the ROPOS.
Brittle stars hooked on soft coral.
Logistics meeting on the helideck to plan the field operations on the continent.
Helicopters are deployed to transport the coring team to the drilling site.
Bob Brett in action over the glacier.
Sergio Rodrigues, pilot, waving his portugese flag as he lands on the continent.
Guisella Gacitua uses a radar to measure layers of snow deposit, as she prepares for a helicopter ride back to the ship.
François Bernard, aka ‘Ben’, experienced field guide, checks the terrain.
Ice Coring team working hard to get ice samples from the glacier.
Lois Maignien collecting a snow sample while interviewed by Bastien Confino, journalist for the Swiss radio and television channel (RTS).
