Dale T. Andersen
Carl Sagan Center for the Study of
Life in the Universe
About Dale Andersen, Ph.D.
Research in Antarctica
Research in the High Arctic
The McGill Arctic Research Station
Essays
Water in Cold, Dry Environments
Deep Rover (DR1002) Sea Trial Video
Life on Ice, Antarctica and Mars
“Within our solar system there are two worlds where rock and ice and chilling winds rule bleak landscapes. Once both were warmer, and rivers wandered through valleys where today the highest temperatures just barely pass the melting point of liquid water. In one of them, winter lasts four months of freezing darkness. Upon the other, winter has lasted 3 billion years or more. Two lands where life once had a chance to flourish. Two lands where, at first, it seems no trace of life remains. But one of them is rich in hidden life, though alien and strange. And the other is a planet we yearn to explore with the wisdom gained from discoveries about how life can endure amidst adversity.
This is the story of Antarctica and Mars and a courageous and astonishing search for life that has taken humans deep below the icy crusts of lakes near the earths south pole. And given us tools to search for ancient life on the planet Mars.”
Major support for this program and the research was provided by the National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs and NASA’s Exobiology Program.
© 2009 Dale Andersen/Mark Jenkins, All Rights Reserved
Normally getting out of a dive hole is not too difficult. But in the late summer when the ice has candled it is a bit trickier. Doc Simmons and Bob Wharton are standing just to the side of the hole, but must be careful that they do not fall in. Dale has to come up through a thick layer of brash ice and then get onto the solid surface of the lake.....with a little help from his friends
Lake Hoare, Antarctica
Dale Andersen’s Website Astrobiology Adopt A Scientist Dale’s Blog Arctic Maps Arctic Photos
Carl Sagan Center Information CSC FAQ Buran! (The Blizzard!) Dive Lake Joyce, Antarctica
Dive the Canada Glacier Getting out of the Water Beyond the Chemocline Deep Rover Sea Trial
TROV In McMurdo Sound Prickly Sharks of Monterey Bay About Dale Andersen Investigator’s Wish List
Support Our Research Dale Andersen’s Curriculum Vitae Life on Ice, Antarctica and Mars Antarctic Photos
Thanks For the Help SETI Institute Carl Sagan Center For The Study Of Life In The Universe
