Last Updated- 3/5/01

Juneau Ice Field Research Project (Summer 1950)

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Bader and Anderson
Base camp. Crevasse

Jato assisted DC3

 

 

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drill in operation Drill setup Core extraction

Henri Bader started the first drill hole through a glacier to study ice petrofabrics related to the flow of ice. Cores were taken, thin sections made (with a saw and a frying pan). These were studied using a giant universal stage at 0' C.

Captions and photos in this gallery from G. J. Wasserburg

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