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Once the elevated station becomes buried, will they build another one on top? When will the madness end!? It's south pole stations all the way down!
by baggachipz 1y ago
Once the elevated station becomes buried, will they build another one on top? When will the madness end!? It's south pole stations all the way down!
- twic 1y agoFrom a quick look at the construction, it seems that is the case. The British and German stations (and perhaps others) use a different approach, standing on mobile legs that can be raised, allowing the snow foundation underneath to be built up: https://youtu.be/LSCCi9ZhnZs?si=_nsyN5qfFeT-dCUa https://youtu.be/LSCCi9ZhnZs?si=_nsyN5qfFeT-dCUa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6AfUJLtPcA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6AfUJLtPcA The British one can also be towed around if it needs to be somewhere else: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQvqaSWmVeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQvqaSWmVeo
- Cthulhu_ 1y agoI suspect this one can be raised and lowered too, given it's on piles.
- _da_ 1y agoIt's designed to be raised. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Station#Elevated_station_(2008–present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Stat...