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Antarctic Geologic Drilling Science Management Office

SCINI team members Bob Zook (left) and Alex Wilke work with an electronic component of the new Deep-SCINI remote operated vehicle. The team plans to deploy the new underwater robot in October.

Team to build deep-water robot for Antarctic exploration

July 29, 2014

In an underwater image captured by the robot, Edwardsiella andrillae anemones protrude from the bottom surface of the Ross Ice Shelf. They glow in the camera's light. For purposes of scale, the two red dots in the image measure 10 centimeters apart.

ANDRILL team discovers ice-loving anemones in Antarctica

January 28, 2014

ANDRILL's roving hot water drill is on the ground in Antarctica at McMurdo Station on Ross Island. McMurdo Sound and the Transarctic Mountains on the Antarctic mainland are in the background.

ANDRILL team prepping drill at McMurdo Station

December 3, 2013