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Ross Shelf reports
Ross Shelf reports
Jumping for joy to have the full team at KIS3
19 December 2024
We have a full house at ‘Tent City’!
Ross Shelf reports
We have a breakthrough!
18 December 2024
In the early hours of the morning, our team of hot water drillers successfully melted their way through 587.
Ross Shelf reports
Moving to day and night shifts
18 December 2024
Big changes are afoot at KIS3. We are making great progress with our hot water drilling, so it’s time for some of the teams to move into 24-hour operations.
Ross Shelf reports
Toilet improvements
17 December 2024
We have a great team spirit here at KIS3, and everyone pitches in to make the camp run smoothly, whether that is helping out with the dishes and sweeping the…
Ross Shelf reports
Science and drilling team review drilling equipment and core retrieval process
15 December 2024
Our science and AIDD (Antarctic Intermediate Depth Drill) teams had a productive hands-on session today.
Ross Shelf reports
Main borehole underway
14 December 2024
The hot water drillers have begun to melt the main borehole.
Ross Shelf reports
AIDD team assemble drill pipe
12 December 2024
While our hot water drillers are busy getting our hole through the ice shelf underway, our AIDD (Antarctic Intermediate Depth Drill) team have also been hard at work with our…
Ross Shelf reports
Last of the on-ice team take part in field training
11 December 2024
The last members of our on-ice team have arrived in Antarctica, and have taken part in Antarctic Field Training (AFT) to learn essential skills required for life at our deep-field…
Ross Shelf reports
Hot water drilling is underway
10 December 2024
Today the team began boring the well hole through the Ross Ice Shelf.