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Looking out of a Quincy shelter
The view from inside looking out of a Quincy shelter, a man-made snow cave constructed by participants during U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Snowcraft Training in Antarctica. The two-day course teaches cold weather survival skills and is mandatory for all USAP participants who will be traveling to field camps.
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The National Science Foundation runs USAP. In addition to maintaining three U.S. research stations on the continent, USAP supports research projects in an array of scientific disciplines, including for example, aeronomy and astrophysics, biology and medicine, geology and geophysics, glaciology, and ocean and climate systems. Outreach such as the Antarctic Artists and Writers program and education programs are also supported.
For more information, visit USAP's website. (Date of Image: Oct. 14, 2005)
Credit: Steven Profaizer, NSF
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