Antarctica : Earth's Own Ice World - Michael Carroll

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Antarctica

Earth's Own Ice World

By: Michael Carroll, Rosaly Lopes

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Hardcover | 1 June 2018

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In 2016, scientist Rosaly Lopes and artist Michael Carroll teamed up as fellows of the National Science Foundation to travel to Mount Erebus, the worldâs southernmost active volcano in Antarctica. The logistics of getting there and complex operations of Antarctica''s McMurdo Station echo the kinds of strategies that future explorers will undertake as they set up settlements on Mars and beyond. This exciting popular-level book explores the arduous environment of Antarctica and how it is similar to other icy worlds in the Solar System.

The bulk of this story delves into Antarcticaâs infrastructure, exploration, and remote camps, culminating on the summit of Erebus. There, the authors explored the caves and ice towers on the volcanoâs flanks, taking photographs and generating original art depicting scenes in Antarctica and terrestrial analogs on other planets and moons.

Readers will see an intimate side of Mount Erebus and Antarctica while surveying the regionâs history, exploration, geology, and volcanology, which includes research funded by the National Science Foundationâs United States Antarctic Programs. Richly illustrated with photographs and stunning paintings showcasing the beauty of the harsh continent, the book captures the spirit and splendor of the authorsâ journey to Erebus.

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"The text includes short histories of space and polar explorations as well as the geology, climatology, and chemistry of these areas. Specific landforms, such as lava lakes and ice caves, common to Antarctica and extraterrestrial environments are compared. ... this book will delight readers who wonder what it would be like to set foot on Antarctica or even on the Solar System's planets and moons. Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduates and general readers." (L. S. Zipp, Choice, Vol. 56 (5), January, 2019)

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