The first batch comprising 23 scientists and support staff reached the Indian Antarctic station, Maitri, last week.
India has successfully launched the 41st scientific expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at the southern white continent.
The first batch comprising 23 scientists and support staff reached the Indian Antarctic station, Maitri, last week, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said in a statement.
Four more batches will reach Antarctica by air and chartered ice-class vessel MV Vasiliy Golovnin by mid-January 2022.
The 41st expedition has two major programmes — the first encompasses geological exploration of the Amery ice shelf at the Bharati station. This will help explore the link between India and Antarctica in the past.
The second programme involves reconnaissance surveys and preparatory work for the drilling of 500 metres of ice core near Maitri. It will help improve the understanding of the Antarctic climate, westerly winds, sea-ice and greenhouse gases from a single climate archive for the last 10,000 years.
Source: www.thehindu.com
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