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Polarstern’s MOSAiC Drift — 2019
A blue bow became the doorway to a laboratory moving with Arctic ice.
The story behind the place
In 2019, the research icebreaker Polarstern moored to an Arctic ice floe for the MOSAiC expedition. Scientists set up instruments around the vessel to follow conditions as the ice drifted. This discovery marks the floe position reported for 6 October 2019; it is a historical reference, rather than a permanent harbour or the ship’s current location.
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