Next, the end-of-season aerial photos...These were taken on 9 February, by SSGT Lee Harshman, U.S. Air Force (source, the USAP Antarctic Photo Library).
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This is an overall aerial photograph of the station looking southeast, the dark sector is in the foreground, the station complex old and new is across the skiway, and the RF building and MARISAT dish is at far right. Here's a larger uncropped version. |
A closer view of the station complex, with the summer camp and berms to the right. |
Side by side--the new Station building, the arches housing fuel storage and the power plant, and the geodesic dome that houses the old station. |
The dark sector complex...From top to bottom: the Australian AASTO; AST/RO building; DASI telescope (left), MAPO, and Viper (right, all connected); the still-unfinished Dark Sector Laboratory now sporting new blue and the penthouse. |
A couple from the common drive...this one gives an excellent view of the skiway and taxiway ares. |
This view of the new station and construction area was taken a day later, on 10 February. |
I'll finish up this page with a midseason aerial view from Carlton Walker from the clean air side... |