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SOUTH POLE STATION TIMELINE
This timeline depicts selected highlights from a century of study at the pole
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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INSTRUMENT MAP
The area is divided in sectors for different kinds of science and instruments
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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![Cutaway illustration of new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station](images/all_illust/illust_03.jpg) |
NEW STATION CENTENNIAL POSTER FRONT
Cutaway view of the station and more.
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation Printable (PDF) |
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NEW STATION CENTENNIAL POSTER BACK
Timeline, logistics, and more.
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation Printable (PDF) |
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SUPPLY TRANSPORTATION
Supplies and equipment travel halfway around the Earth by ship and aircraft
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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CHALLENGES
Building structures in the forbidding environment at the South Pole is very hard
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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