A minimalist satellite photo reveals the incredible isolation of Antarctic researchers
Concordia Station is so remote that in order to replenish its supplies, a convoy of containers pulled by a tractor must make a 10 day, 600-plus mile journey across inhospitable terrain dubbed “White Mars.” A recent image from France’s Pleiades space satellite captured the journey, the convoy a tiny black scratch in a massive white expanse.
January 12, 2017 at 06:54PM
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