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Map of Antarctica and the position of the McMurdo Dry Valleys

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Penny, one of the lovely station pups.

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The amazing team that worked on this project. (Left to right: Logan Kozal, Kelly Speare, Marie Strader, Terence Leach and Jannine Chamorro)

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Researchers, Kelly Speare and Marie Strader, collecting coral colonies.

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Konza Prairie Biological Station.

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Sifting through what was caught in a trawl net, including an absurd amount of urchins.

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Deploying an enormous net, called an Oozeki net, that will be dragged behind the boat to catch fish and other exciting creatures from deep in the water.

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Setting up scientific equipment in the ship’s lab.

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Scientists enjoying the sun on deck during a break.