Unusual pearl-colored ice clouds have appeared over the Ukrainian scientific station Akademik Vernadsky in Antarctica. This is reported by the National Antarctic Science Center on Facebook. These clouds are composed of ice crystals, are observed in the polar regions and form above most clouds – in the dry stratosphere, not in the humid troposphere, […]
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While Ukraine is “melting” from the heat, the polar explorers on Vernadsky have a winter fairy tale: frosty photo
On June 21, the Ukrainian scientific station “Akademik Vernadsky” celebrated the middle of winter – this day in Antarctica is traditionally called Midwinter. On the occasion of the holiday, Oksana Savenko, an employee of the National Antarctic Center, posted yesterday’s photo. “On the midwinter holiday, we had record snow reserves. It seems that I […]
Ukrainians come closer to solving the mystery of the “mysterious skeleton of a whale” in Antarctica – photo
Not far from the Ukrainian Antarctic station Akademik Vernadsky lies the “mysterious skeleton of a whale.” Ukrainian polar explorers have selected samples that will help unravel its secrets, the National Antarctic Science Center reports. The skeleton of a whale is located on the coast of Rasmussen Island in the area of ”Vernadsky”, they write […]
A new largest iceberg has appeared in the world – it is as large as five Kievs: photo
From the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf, which lies in the Weddell Sea in Antarctica, a huge iceberg A-76 broke away. Its area is 4320 km², which is commensurate with the area of five Kyivs (839 km²). This is stated on the website of the European Space Agency. The iceberg is about […]
Ukrainians Met An Elephant Seal In Antarctica. He Was Not Particularly Welcoming – Photo
Ukrainian polar explorers met an elephant seal in Antarctica. This was announced on Facebook by a member of the 25th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition Yevhen Prokopchuk. According to Prokopchuk, polar explorers are well aware of Weddell seals, they often meet crabeater seals at the Vernadsky station, and during their trips they almost always see fur […]
Scientists Have Found Traces Of An Ancient Meteorite In Antarctica
An international team of scientists found traces of an ancient meteorite explosion in Antarctica. The research is published in the journal Science Advances. As noted, researchers have discovered 17 magmatic particles in the Cer-Rondane mountains in Antarctica. After analyzing the chemical composition of the particles, scientists concluded that they were formed after the interaction […]
Ukrainians in Antarctica woke up a sleeping whale in the ocean: the giant was not happy – video and photo
Ukrainian scientists from the 25th Antarctic Expedition said that they regularly see whales during their forays into coastal waters. They managed to film one such date and take some photos. “The whole winter to meet the whales was a great success for us, but now these wonderful giants are literally around every corner. You […]
How the giant iceberg broke away. The satellite sent detailed photos of the fault in Antarctica
The British satellite Vision-1 captured very detailed images of the fault that created the largest iceberg in Antarctica in recent years. Click on the photo to enlarge it Iceberg A74 with an area of 1290 square kilometers a week ago broke from the Brunt Ice Shelf – 23 km from the British research station Halley. […]
A huge iceberg broke off in Antarctica: it is larger than Kiev – map, photo, video
In Antarctica, a giant iceberg broke away, the area of which is larger than the area of Kiev. This was reported by the press center of the British Antarctic Service (BAS). As noted, the iceberg broke away from the Brunt Ice Shelf (150 m thick), where the British research station Halley is located. About […]
The world’s largest iceberg has cracked and turned into an “ice soup” – satellite photo
The world’s largest iceberg, A-68, split into many small pieces, turning into “ice soup”. Satellite photo published by NASA Earth Observatory. The footage shows that the giant iceberg split into 11 smaller icebergs, which are now drifting off the island of South Georgia. Click on the photo to enlarge Now considered the largest iceberg […]