Yep, I took this in 2010 on ICEX, a biannual exercise by British and American subs. We were up there for about a week doing acoustic testing and helping scientists measure ice thickness, drift, and a bunch of other stuff.
We didn't make it to where you could stand on the North Pole, but we did drive across it while submerged.
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BreadOven@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 241d
-56.67 C in non-freedom units.
Zoot@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 241d
This is wild! Did you go on this trip, did they make it to the north pole?
AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 241d
Yep, I took this in 2010 on ICEX, a biannual exercise by British and American subs. We were up there for about a week doing acoustic testing and helping scientists measure ice thickness, drift, and a bunch of other stuff.
We didn't make it to where you could stand on the North Pole, but we did drive across it while submerged.
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 241d
Is the North Pole on ice sheet only? I'd thought that there would be some solid rock down there.
edit wow apparently not. Awesome life achievement
AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 241d
Pretty crazy, isn't it? An entire continent of ancient ice just floating there.
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 241d
Indeed. Thnx for sharing!