(photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)


(photo by A. Chiuchiolo)
 

 Panorama from the north
(photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)


 Panorama from the south
(photo by A. Chiuchiolo)

ENDURANCE arrives at Lake Bonney via helicopter. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Construction of the "Bot House" on Lake Bonney. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Construction of the "Bot House" on Lake Bonney. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Construction of the "Bot House" on Lake Bonney. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Construction of the "Bot House" on Lake Bonney. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Inside the "Bot House" on Lake Bonney. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Melting the hole for ENDURANCE. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Chipping the hole for ENDURANCE. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Pre Test #1 for ENDURANCE. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Pre Test #2 for ENDURANCE. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Glacier Face Mapping and Imaging Systems on ENDURANCE. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

John Priscu and Peter Doran check the instruments mounted on ENDURANCE which will measure depth, conductivity, temperature, PAR, turbidity, chlorophyll fluorescence, DOM fluorescence, pH, and REDOX. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Collimated oscillating light source, which is used to direct ENDURANCE back to the ice hole. (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

Maciej Obryk attaches the cable to ENDURANCE to lift it out of the water. (photo by A. Chiuchiolo)

ENDURANCE being lifted out of Lake Bonney. (photo by A. Chiuchiolo)

ENDURANCE in the Polarhaven on Lake Bonney. (photo by A. Chiuchiolo)

Fiber Data Link (custom 1 km Floating 0.9 mm dia). (photo courtesy of Bill Stone, Stone Aerospace)

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