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2nd deep drill hole is well underway
After a series of problems, the drilling team is rocking again. They passed 60 meters this afternoon and had hardly time to eat dinner…
19 Dec 2007
78.64622 deg S
35.64052 deg E
3619 meters above sea level
Maximum & Minimum temperatures: -25 to -35°C
No doubt, this ice core has really challenged us. We started drilling last Saturday and have encountered a series of problems since then. Today, however, it seems like we reached a turning point. The optimism is back in the hard-working drilling team and maybe by tomorrow the second 90 meter ice core is retrieved. Today, we also took part (by satellite phone) in a press seminar in connection with the visit of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to the Troll Station in January 2008.
- Jan-Gunnar
Chief driller Lou is smiling again (Photo: Jan-Gunnar Winther).
