Science Team Begins Ambitious Science in Remote Region of Antarctica
LAKE UNTERSEE, Antarctica, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2008 Tawani International Antarctic Expedition Science Team has established a base camp at the Untersee Oasis in Antarctica. The fifteen-member team of scientists and educators from the United States, Russia, Austria, and New Zealand are specialists in the study of life in extreme environments. They will be studying how the physics and chemistry of the lake and the desert soils constrain life, and how life itself modifies the region during times of global climate change.
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The advance team arrived at NOVO Station on November 6, 2008 and was joined by the rest of the science team on November 12. Scheduled departure for Lake Untersee was delayed, but did not impact the scheduled activities in the Schirmacher Oasis region. The Lake Untersee base camp was established on November 18 and the entire science team is now on site.
An additional objective of the mission is an internet-based educational program to foster and promote interest in science, research, education and exploration. An educator's guide has been developed for teachers and students around the world to participate in daily team reports, view photographs and video, and to track various science projects conducted during the course of the expedition. Photographs and live audio updates from the science team are available on-line at: expedition.tawanifoundation.org/.
Official Mission Patch Available to Students
To receive a free official 2008 Tawani Antarctic Expedition Mission Patch, students should write and mail a 100-word essay on one of the topics listed on the website and send it with name, address, city, state and school to:
2008 Tawani International Antarctic Expedition
Tawani Foundation
104 S. Michigan Ave Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60611
ATTN: 2008 Expedition Essay
Note: Patch limited to first 400 entries received by December 15, 2008
To learn more about the science of the expedition, the education plan and team members, visit the Tawani 2000 International Antarctic Expedition website at: expedition.tawanifoundation.org/.
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About the Tawani Expedition Patch
Students from Innsbruck, Austria and Galena, Illinois spearheaded the design of the expedition patches.
To view the Expedition patch and learn how it was created, visit: expedition.tawanifoundation.org/.
SOURCE Tawani Foundation
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