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originally posted by: johnnybrown4792
I believe this is a close an answer as we may get. Link below.
divinecosmos.com...
Tools for an Icy Moon
Curtis joined JPL's Extreme Environments Robotics Group in 2016, where engineers are developing nimble machines that can climb, scurry and rove across difficult terrain. Aaron Parness, manager of the Robotic Prototyping Lab, said Mt. Erebus was a good testing ground for some of the robots and instruments in development. When a member of the group is conducting field research, they often test each other's work. It's part of the rapid design prototyping that steers the group's efforts. "Field testing shows you things that are hard to learn in the laboratory," Parness said. "We jump on those opportunities. Even if the prototype isn't ready to work perfectly, it doesn't mean it isn't ready to teach us lessons on how to make the next iteration better." Curtis tested several unique projects at Mt. Erebus. There was the Ice Screw End Effector (ISEE), a kind of ice drill designed for the "feet" of a wall-climbing robot called LEMUR. The drill would allow LEMUR to attach itself to walls, while also pulling out samples of the ice with each step. Future designs might be able to check for chemical signs of life within these samples. ISEE hadn't seen much field testing before this trip -- just the ice growing inside a fridge at JPL.
Frozen beauty
For the ancient Greeks, Erebus was an entrance to the underworld. It's a fitting namesake: scientists have discovered that Mt. Erebus has its own underworld -- though one of stunning beauty. The volcano's gases have carved out massive caves, which are filled with forests of hoarfrost and cathedral-like ice ceilings. Curtis said the heat from Erebus keeps the caves cozy -- close to 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius) -- and drives warm gases out of vents at the surface, where they freeze into towers. Within the caves, the mixing of warm and cold air forms icy "chimneys" that reach toward the ground.
originally posted by: Tardacus
They want to be there when that huge chunk of ice breaks off so that they can have live pictures of it while they are blaming trump for it.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: TinfoilTP
There really is a hugh piece about to break off.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: TinfoilTP
If it grows faster it means its colder not warmer.
What does this mean?
Antarctic Sea Ice Likely to Hit New All-Time Record Lows Over Coming Days
I think what happens in the next 100 years might be of more concern than what happened 20,000 years ago.
Over the course of millennia, probably not so much.
originally posted by: KiwiNite
originally posted by: johnnybrown4792
I believe this is a close an answer as we may get. Link below.
divinecosmos.com...
Yeah unfortunately all he did there was make a big hype and invited everyone to join his event where he will reveal more. This doesn't make him any legit to me and now I get it why he isn't respected person on ATS
TV crews are probably preparing some fear mongering reportage about global warming. Seeing more and more scientists going public about manmade warming hoax someone started pulling the MSM strings to heat things up once again.
(CNN) - A crucial glacier in Antarctica is slowly breaking apart from the inside out.
The images in this story depict noticeable changes that occurred over only two days.