The South Pole-Aitken Basin and the South Polar Region

2008 ◽  
pp. 60-93
Author(s):  
Charles J. Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Polar Region ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
South Polar

scholarly journals The “terra firma” anecdote: On the attempt to deceive Roald Amundsen during the meeting between the Fram and Terra Nova expeditions in 1911

Polar Record ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Lantz
Keyword(s):  
Recent Article ◽  
Slight Variation ◽  
South Pole ◽  
Terra Firma ◽  
The South ◽  
Terra Nova ◽  
South Polar

Abstract This paper discusses an unsourced anecdote in Roland Huntford’s dual biography of Scott and Amundsen and their race for the South Pole; the first edition of the book was published in 1979. During a meeting between the Fram and Terra Nova in the Bay of Whales on 4 February 1911, Lieutenant Victor Campbell allegedly told Roald Amundsen—in order to deceive him—that one of the British motor sledges was “already on terra firma”. In a recent article in Polar Record, Huntford received criticism for (seemingly) having imagined the episode. However, a description of this incident, though with a slight variation compared to Huntford’s version, can be found in Tryggve Gran’s book, Kampen om Sydpolen [The Battle for the South Pole], published in 1961. Hence, one must conclude that Campbell really did try to mislead Amundsen regarding the motor sledges. Nevertheless, it is unlikely that the attempted deception had an impact on Amundsen’s plan for his south polar journey.

Regolith properties in the south polar region of the Moon from 70-cm radar polarimetry

Icarus ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 180 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
B CAMPBELL ◽  
D CAMPBELL
Keyword(s):  
Polar Region ◽  
The Moon ◽  
The South ◽  
Radar Polarimetry ◽  
South Polar

Geological framework of the south polar region of Mars

Icarus ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 328-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce C. Murray ◽  
Laurence A. Soderblom ◽  
James A. Cutts ◽  
Robert P. Sharp ◽  
Daniel J. Milton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polar Region ◽  
The South ◽  
South Polar

Sledge Dogs on Amundsen's South Polar Journey

Polar Record ◽  
1937 ◽  
Vol 2 (13) ◽  
pp. 57-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Captain Helmer Hanssen
Keyword(s):  
Short Note ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Open Land ◽  
South Polar ◽  
Snow And Ice

When I was asked by the Editor of The Polar Record to write a short note about sledge dogs, I did so, sensible of the appropriateness of the request, in that the year 1936 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Roald Amundsen's journey to the South Pole.A sledge dog seems, to have been made by nature for travelling in snow and ice, like the camel for the desert, the horse for the open land and the goat for the mountain. He sleeps comfortably in all kinds of weather, without shelter other than the snow; and when hungry, will eat any kind of food, as he needs must in barren countries, where food is scarce. I have known dogs enjoy a meal of bamboo sticks.

The Heliospheric Magnetic Field Over the South Polar Region of the Sun

Science ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 268 (5213) ◽  
pp. 1007-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Balogh ◽  
D. J. Southwood ◽  
R. J. Forsyth ◽  
T. S. Horbury ◽  
E. J. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Polar Region ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The South ◽  
Heliospheric Magnetic Field ◽  
South Polar

Distribution of Charged Lunar Dust in the South Polar Region of the Moon

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Xia ◽  
Ming-Hui Cai ◽  
Liang-Liang Xu ◽  
Rui-Long Han ◽  
Tao Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polar Region ◽  
The Moon ◽  
The South ◽  
Lunar Dust ◽  
South Polar

Preliminary albedo map of the south polar region

1973 ◽  
Vol 78 (20) ◽  
pp. 4436-4439
Author(s):  
Gerard de Vaucouleurs ◽  
James Roth ◽  
Claire Mulholland
Keyword(s):  
Polar Region ◽  
The South ◽  
South Polar

scholarly journals In situ index-of-refraction measurements of the South Polar firn with the RICE detector

2004 ◽  
Vol 50 (171) ◽  
pp. 522-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilya Kravchenko ◽  
David Besson ◽  
Josh Meyers
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Ice Cores ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Index Of Refraction ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Arrival Times ◽  
Receiver Array ◽  
South Polar

AbstractUsing the RICE (Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment) detector at the South Pole, we have estimated the variation in the index of refraction (n) of the firn, as a function of elevation (z) measured from the surface down to z =-150 m. Measurements were made by lowering a dipole transmitter into a dry (5 in (127 mm) caliber) borehole, originally drilled for the RICE experiment in 1998, and determining signal arrival times, as a function of transmitter depth, in the englacial RICE receiver array. We clearly confirm the expected correlation of n(z) with ice density. Our measurements are in fair agreement with previous laboratory characterizations of the dielectric properties of ice cores. These are the first such in situ measurements to be performed at the South Pole.

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