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Scientists plan 22nd South Pole expedition
www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-01 09:37:11
(Source: China Daily)
Sept. 1 - Chinese scientists will start their annual research expedition
to the South Pole in late November this year, the 22nd of its kind.
After scaling Dome A - the highest ice cap in Antarctica - late last
year, Chinese scientists will focus on inland research in the Antarctic
area this time, said Yang Huigen, deputy director of the Shanghai-based
Polar Research Institute of China, the scientist leading the expedition.
The expedition will mainly focus on three research fields including polar
area upper atmospheric physics, aerolithology and oceanography, Yang told
China Daily yesterday.
One of the major missions on this expedition is the Mount Groves Project,
which focuses on collecting and researching aeroliths in Mount Groves
area, 460 kilometres to China's Zhongshan Station on the coast. An
aerolith is a meteorite made of rock.
The expedition is expected to start on November 20 from Shanghai, aboard
the Xuelong (Snow Dragon) ship, a polar science research icebreaker.
Dozens of scientists in various fields including polar glaciology, upper
atmospheric physics, bioecology and physical oceanography are expected to
participate in the expedition. The research ship can hold up to 128
passengers, including 40 crew members.
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