Antarctica : Earth's own ice world /: Earth's own ice world. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Carroll and Rosaly Lopes.
• Authors: Carroll, Michael W, 1955-; Lopes, Rosaly M. C, 1957-
• Contents: Intro; Preface: Beginnings of an Adventure; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1: The Lure of the Poles; Legends Before History; The First Breakthrough; The "Heroic Age" of Exploration: Northern Exposures; Austral Adventures; Shackleton and the End of an Era; Permanent Beachheads; International Geophysical Year; International Antarctic Treaty; Antarctic Conservation Act; The United States Antarctic Program (USAP); Antarctic Travel in the Modern Age; The US Antarctica Program (USAP): Raison d'etre; Why Go Today?; 2: The Mountain and Its Madness; Early Exploration; The Volcano and its Setting Lava Lake ActivityIce Caves; Erebus Crystals; Lava Lakes on Io; More Weird Lakes?; 3: First Step: Getting There; The Proposal; Pre-Qualification; The Christchurch Experience; Computer Security; The International Antarctic Center; Flying South; 4: Second Step: McMurdo; Playing Nice; To Erebus, by Way of Mars; Long-Distance Calling; Power, Water, and Waste; Staging to Field Camps; Homes Away From Home: Imagining a Mars Outpost; Planetary Protection; Preparing for Our Final Ascent; McMurdo U's Curriculum; Communications; Antarctic Field Safety; Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue 5: Working on the EdgeField Work Under Antarctica's Ices; The Antarctica Search for Meteorites (ANSMET); Field Work in Antarctica: The Myths and the Reality; Selected List of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas; 6: Our Voyage Up The Mountain; A Toothy Affair; On to Erebus; The Antarctica/Planetary Connection: Ground Truth; Reaching our Goal at Tower Ridge; Enceladus Analog?; 7: Landscapes on This and Other Worlds; Reasons for a Very Long Trip, Scientific and Artistic; The Art of Science; Volcanoes Out There: The Mountains Close By; Volcanoes Farther Afield; The Jewel in Saturn's Crown Titan: Volcanoes in a Methane SoupCousins in the Darkness: Triton and Pluto; More Than Rocks; 8: Future Explorations; Mars; Settling a Higher Frontier; Exploring the Ice Moons; Pluto: Ice Dwarf on the Edge; Life in the Cold Lane; The Future of Antarctica; Farewells; 9: Journal Entries; Prior to Flight Out; Rosaly; Notes on Packing and McMurdo Station; Mike; July 16, 2016; Rosaly; Partial Packing List (Suggested by Jani Radebaugh and Chris McKay); Mike; October 4, 2016; Rosaly; October 5, 2016; Rosaly; October 5, 2016; Rosaly; October 13, 2016; Rosaly; November 13, 2016; Rosaly November 1, 2016: Typical Communiqué to the UTMBMike; November 2016, just before Thanksgiving; Rosaly; December 9, 2016; Rosaly; December 13, 2016; Mike; Christchurch, December 13, 2016; Rosaly; December 13, 2016 (again): Antarctic Center; Mike; December 13, 2016: Flight to McMurdo; Rosaly; The Flight Down; Mike; Tuesday, December 13, 2016: Arrival on the Ice; Mike; Wednesday, December 14, 2016; Mike; Our Upcoming Schedule; Mike; 1. Altitude Course: Wednesday, December 14 at 8:30 am; 2. Antarctic Field Safety: Wednesday December 14 at 1:00 pm
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (197 pages)
• Subjects: 919.89; Popular works; Life sciences; Astrophysics; Planetology; TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Physical geography & topography; Astronautics; Solar system: the Sun & planets; Nature -- General; Popular science; Antarctica; Antarctica; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319746241; 3319746243
• Related ISBNs: 3319746235; 9783319746234
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 08, 2018).
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