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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
BARREL researchers get ready to release the top part of the balloon, called the bubble, as it fills with enough...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
A team member from South African research station, SANAE IV, helps unwrap the balloon from its protective yellow...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
The BARREL team at the South African research station, SANAE IV, poses next to the instrument box, which will float...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
BARREL team members lift up the instrument box below an inflated BARREL balloon to help with launch. Credit:...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
Recovery of a BARREL balloon payload after its flight. The recovery was carried out by helicopter. This area is...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
Release of a BARREL balloon. The launch crew can be seen on the right holding the payload as the top of the balloon...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
The BARREL team at the South African research station, SANAE IV, lay out the 130-foot-long balloon on the ground to...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
A group picture of all the researchers – from various science projects -- at the South African research station,...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
A view looking over the payload – the instruments that fly under a balloon – while the BARREL balloon inflates. The...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
The BARREL team at Halley Research Station in Antarctica, work to inflate a balloon. The long tube on the left is...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
While large compared to a human, BARREL balloons are actually much smaller than typical science balloons, which can...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
Members of the BARREL team in Antarctica jump up and down in what they call the Low Wind Dance as they hope for the...
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Jun 17, 2020
Spring at the South Pole
Today's VIS image shows part of the south polar cap. The sun has only just risen on the south pole. It is the start...
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Oct 8, 1999
Mercury South Pole
After passing Mercury the first time and making a trip around the Sun, NASA Mariner 10 again flew by Mercury on...
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Mar 27, 2007
Saturn Active North Pole
A bizarre six-sided feature encircling the north pole of Saturn has been spied by the VIMS on NASA Cassini...
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Jun 3, 1996
North Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine
Lunar mosaic of ~1500 Clementine images of the north polar region of the moon. The projection is orthographic...
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Jun 3, 1996
South Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine
Lunar mosaic of ~1500 Clementine images of the south polar region of the moon. The projection is orthographic,...
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Jan 1, 1973
Skylab
Shortly after liftoff on May 14, 1973, atmospheric drag tore off the thin metallic shield of Skylab that was...
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Aug 6, 2018
Growth and Retreat of the CO2 Ice at the Martian Poles
This animation shows a side-by-side comparison of CO2 ice at the north (left) and south (right) Martian poles over...
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Sep 2, 2016
Closing in on Jupiter North Pole
As NASA's Juno spacecraft closed in on Jupiter for its Aug. 27, 2016 pass, its view grew sharper and fine details in...
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Oct 28, 2003
Odyssey over Mars South Pole Artist Concept
NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above Mars south pole in this artist concept illustration. The spacecraft has...
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Aug 1, 2011
Close-up View of Vesta South Pole Region
This image, obtained by the framing camera on NASA Dawn spacecraft, a peak at Vesta south pole is seen at the lower...
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Jul 15, 2011
Erosion Features near the South Pole of Mars Anaglyph
This anaglyph from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows erosional features formed by seasonal frost near the south...
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Dec 12, 2019
Jupiter's South Pole Cyclones in 2016
Six cyclones can be seen at Jupiter's south pole in this infrared image taken on Feb. 2, 2017, during the 3rd...
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