South Pole, 1/2007
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Pictures from the South Pole station, January, 2007.

View from the flight deck of a C-130 while going over the Antarctic Mountains.

C-130 taking off from Pole with the Ice Cube Lab in the background.

Heading for the IceCube Drill Site.

The wind started to pick up; in a few hours there would be white-out conditions while we deployed a DRM.

The South Pole Telescope, often referred to as the "ten-meter", a major project under construction in 2007.

Reflection in the ceremonial South Pole marker.

Ken with the ceremonial South Pole marker. The actual south pole moves about 10m per year and this year can be seen close to the ceremonial marker.