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COLDEX scientist Fairuz Ishraque prepares an ice core sample using a microtome. Photo by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media View fullsize

COLDEX scientist Fairuz Ishraque prepares an ice core sample using a microtome. Photo by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media

COLDEX scientist Julia Marks-Peterson retrieves an ice core from its storage tube to saw it into smaller pieces for geochemical analysis. Photo by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media View fullsize

COLDEX scientist Julia Marks-Peterson retrieves an ice core from its storage tube to saw it into smaller pieces for geochemical analysis. Photo by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media

COLDEX scientist Fairuz Ishraque planes and ice core slab in preparation for hyperspectral imaging. Photo by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media View fullsize

COLDEX scientist Fairuz Ishraque planes and ice core slab in preparation for hyperspectral imaging. Photo by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media

COLDEX 2024 CPL group photo. Image by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media View fullsize

COLDEX 2024 CPL group photo. Image by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media

The view from a C-17 flying from New Zealand to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Photo by Peter Neff

The view from a C-17 flying from New Zealand to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Photo by Peter Neff

McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Photo by Peter Neff

McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Photo by Peter Neff

Left: lab-made ice. Right: glacier ice. Photo by Peter Neff

Left: lab-made ice. Right: glacier ice. Photo by Peter Neff

Ice core storage at NSF Ice Core Facility in Denver. Photo by Peter Neff

Ice core storage at NSF Ice Core Facility in Denver. Photo by Peter Neff

Cut plan for ice cores from Allan Hills. Photo by Peter Neff

Cut plan for ice cores from Allan Hills. Photo by Peter Neff

Cut section of very old ice from Allan Hills, at the NSF Ice Core Facility in Denver. Photo by Peter Neff

Cut section of very old ice from Allan Hills, at the NSF Ice Core Facility in Denver. Photo by Peter Neff

Cutting Allan Hills ice cores at NSF Ice Core Facility. Photo by Peter Neff

Cutting Allan Hills ice cores at NSF Ice Core Facility. Photo by Peter Neff

Cutting Allan Hills ice cores at NSF Ice Core Facility. Photo by Peter Neff

Cutting Allan Hills ice cores at NSF Ice Core Facility. Photo by Peter Neff

Panoramic photo of Allan Hills, Antarctica. Photo by Austin Carter (click to see full image)

Panoramic photo of Allan Hills, Antarctica. Photo by Austin Carter (click to see full image)

Allan Hills camp 2019, Antarctica. Photo by Austin Carter

Allan Hills camp 2019, Antarctica. Photo by Austin Carter

Ice core drilling at Allan Hills 2019. Photo by Austin Carter

Ice core drilling at Allan Hills 2019. Photo by Austin Carter

Ice core drilling tent at Allan Hills 2019. Photo by Austin Carter

Ice core drilling tent at Allan Hills 2019. Photo by Austin Carter

Blue ice at Allan Hills. Photo by Jenna Epifanio View fullsize

Blue ice at Allan Hills. Photo by Jenna Epifanio

Blue ice at Allan Hills. Photo by Jenna Epifanio View fullsize

Blue ice at Allan Hills. Photo by Jenna Epifanio

Blue ice at Allan Hills. Photo by Jenna Epifanio View fullsize

Blue ice at Allan Hills. Photo by Jenna Epifanio

A windy day at Allan Hills. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

A windy day at Allan Hills. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

The Allan Hills 2022 Ice Coring Team. Photo by Peter Neff

The Allan Hills 2022 Ice Coring Team. Photo by Peter Neff

Driller Elizabeth "E" Morton, Princeton postdoc Sarah Shackleton, and driller Michael Jayred, Allan Hills, December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Driller Elizabeth "E" Morton, Princeton postdoc Sarah Shackleton, and driller Michael Jayred, Allan Hills, December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Jacob Morgan, Julia Marks-Peterson, Yuzhen Yan, and Peter Neff after digging dense snowdrift from around the Foro drill site at Allan Hills. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Jacob Morgan, Julia Marks-Peterson, Yuzhen Yan, and Peter Neff after digging dense snowdrift from around the Foro drill site at Allan Hills. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Unloading a US Ice Drilling Program winch crate from a Kenn Borek Basler at Allan Hills, Antarctica. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Unloading a US Ice Drilling Program winch crate from a Kenn Borek Basler at Allan Hills, Antarctica. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Kenn Borek Basler MKB out at Willy Field, Antarctica with VHF radar antennas now mounted on wings. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Kenn Borek Basler MKB out at Willy Field, Antarctica with VHF radar antennas now mounted on wings. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Setting up the Blue Ice Drill. Allan Hills, December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Setting up the Blue Ice Drill. Allan Hills, December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Raising the drilling tower for the Blue Ice Drill. Allan Hills, December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Raising the drilling tower for the Blue Ice Drill. Allan Hills, December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff

Tent at Allan Hills site, 2022-2023. Photo by Austin Carter View fullsize

Tent at Allan Hills site, 2022-2023. Photo by Austin Carter

Ice close-up at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Ice close-up at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Blue Ice at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Blue Ice at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

More Blue Ice at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

More Blue Ice at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Even More Blue Ice at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Even More Blue Ice at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Blue Ice Drill Tent at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Blue Ice Drill Tent at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Blue Ice Drill Tent at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Blue Ice Drill Tent at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Rock, Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Rock, Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter

Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Camp at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Camp at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Close-up image of ice at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Close-up image of ice at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

People walking across ice field at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

People walking across ice field at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Raising the Foro Drill, Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Raising the Foro Drill, Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Rocks on the ice at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Rocks on the ice at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Snowmobiles on the ice field at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Snowmobiles on the ice field at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Snowstorm in Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Snowstorm in Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson

Drilling hole set up at Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio. View fullsize

Drilling hole set up at Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio.

Preparing to drill a core at the Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio. View fullsize

Preparing to drill a core at the Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio.

A driled core at the Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio. View fullsize

A driled core at the Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio.

Core drilling at the Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio. View fullsize

Core drilling at the Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio.

Oregon State University researcher Julia Marks Peterson shows Project Ice teacher participants the CEOAS Ice Core & Quaternary Geochemistry Lab. [Photo by Thomas Tokarski] View fullsize

Oregon State University researcher Julia Marks Peterson shows Project Ice teacher participants the CEOAS Ice Core & Quaternary Geochemistry Lab. [Photo by Thomas Tokarski]

An AMS staff member gives a lab demonstration to Project Ice staff and teacher participants. [Photo by David Amidon] View fullsize

An AMS staff member gives a lab demonstration to Project Ice staff and teacher participants. [Photo by David Amidon]

Project Ice participants visit the Oregon State University Marine and Geology Repository. [Photo by David Amidon] View fullsize

Project Ice participants visit the Oregon State University Marine and Geology Repository. [Photo by David Amidon]

COLDEX scientist Fairuz Ishraque prepares an ice core sample using a microtome. Photo by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media
COLDEX scientist Julia Marks-Peterson retrieves an ice core from its storage tube to saw it into smaller pieces for geochemical analysis. Photo by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media
COLDEX scientist Fairuz Ishraque planes and ice core slab in preparation for hyperspectral imaging. Photo by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media
COLDEX 2024 CPL group photo. Image by Jayme Collins, Blue Lab Media
The view from a C-17 flying from New Zealand to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Photo by Peter Neff
McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Photo by Peter Neff
Left: lab-made ice. Right: glacier ice. Photo by Peter Neff
Ice core storage at NSF Ice Core Facility in Denver. Photo by Peter Neff
Cut plan for ice cores from Allan Hills. Photo by Peter Neff
Cut section of very old ice from Allan Hills, at the NSF Ice Core Facility in Denver. Photo by Peter Neff
Cutting Allan Hills ice cores at NSF Ice Core Facility. Photo by Peter Neff
Cutting Allan Hills ice cores at NSF Ice Core Facility. Photo by Peter Neff
Panoramic photo of Allan Hills, Antarctica. Photo by Austin Carter (click to see full image)
Allan Hills camp 2019, Antarctica. Photo by Austin Carter
Ice core drilling at Allan Hills 2019. Photo by Austin Carter
Ice core drilling tent at Allan Hills 2019. Photo by Austin Carter
Blue ice at Allan Hills. Photo by Jenna Epifanio
Blue ice at Allan Hills. Photo by Jenna Epifanio
Blue ice at Allan Hills. Photo by Jenna Epifanio
A windy day at Allan Hills. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff
The Allan Hills 2022 Ice Coring Team. Photo by Peter Neff
Driller Elizabeth "E" Morton, Princeton postdoc Sarah Shackleton, and driller Michael Jayred, Allan Hills, December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff
Jacob Morgan, Julia Marks-Peterson, Yuzhen Yan, and Peter Neff after digging dense snowdrift from around the Foro drill site at Allan Hills. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff
Unloading a US Ice Drilling Program winch crate from a Kenn Borek Basler at Allan Hills, Antarctica. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff
Kenn Borek Basler MKB out at Willy Field, Antarctica with VHF radar antennas now mounted on wings. December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff
Setting up the Blue Ice Drill. Allan Hills, December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff
Raising the drilling tower for the Blue Ice Drill. Allan Hills, December 2022. Photo by Peter Neff
Tent at Allan Hills site, 2022-2023. Photo by Austin Carter
Ice close-up at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter
Blue Ice at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter
More Blue Ice at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter
Even More Blue Ice at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter
Blue Ice Drill Tent at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter
Blue Ice Drill Tent at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter
Rock, Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Austin Carter
Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson
Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson
Camp at Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson
Close-up image of ice at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson
People walking across ice field at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson
Raising the Foro Drill, Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson
Rocks on the ice at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson
Snowmobiles on the ice field at Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson
Snowstorm in Allan Hills, 2022-23. Photo by Julia Marks Peterson
Drilling hole set up at Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio.
Preparing to drill a core at the Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio.
A driled core at the Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio.
Core drilling at the Allan Hills during the 2024-2025 field season. Photo by Jenna Epifanio.
Oregon State University researcher Julia Marks Peterson shows Project Ice teacher participants the CEOAS Ice Core & Quaternary Geochemistry Lab. [Photo by Thomas Tokarski]
An AMS staff member gives a lab demonstration to Project Ice staff and teacher participants. [Photo by David Amidon]
Project Ice participants visit the Oregon State University Marine and Geology Repository. [Photo by David Amidon]