Weather balloon launch at Pole

weather balloon launch at Pole
Above, a 9 January 2009 photo of Bob Bednar releasing a weather balloon--
Photo by Phillip Marzette from the USAP
photo library which is no longer online.

Link to original photo library file (3.9 mb). Below, the original photo library caption.

Original USAP photo library caption:
WEATHERBALLOONLAUNCHPOLE.JPG
Date Taken: January 9, 2009
Photograph By: Phillip Marzette
License Type:
Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Meteorologist Bob Bedner releases a weather balloon at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. These balloon launches provide a profile of the atmosphere and aid with weather forecasts.
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