MOSAiC

The sea ice is surprisingly weak, has lots of melt ponds, and the expedition ship Polarstern was able to easily break through. Photo: Steffen Graupnerice / MOSAiC

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The ship’s crane lifts instruments from the floe. Photo: Lianna Nixon/CIRES and CU Boulder

With still some days until the Akademik Tryoshnikov gets here, we’ve been trying to...

An aerial view of the Arctic landscape. Photo: Michael Gutsche/Alfred Wegener Institute

Lianna Nixon is onboard here, representing our Colorado/CIRES team.

The icebreaker Polarstern drifts along with an arctic floe. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Michael Gutsche

On an icebound...

This week: Educators, it isn't too late to incorporate MOSAiC into your classroom! We'll give you tips and resources for how to do this easily and effortlessly. Also: Last week the Polarstern sailed to the top of the world! And: Check out a newly released MOSAiC planetarium show that you can watch right in your web browser. Photo credit: Lianna Nixon, CIRES/CU Boulder

Takedown: The lowering of Met City’s tower in late July. Photo: Lianna Nixon/CIRES and CU Boulder

Kaput is the right word for the moment.

Melt ponds now surround the Polarstern’s docking site. Photo: Lisa Grosfeld/Alfred Wegener Institute

All along we have known that once there was swell in the area, the floe could fall apart at any time.

Polarstern position

Leg 4 participants haul equipment back onto the Polarstern. Photo: Lisa Grosfeld/Alfred Wegener Institute

Yesterday the decision was made to start taking down the major infrastructures on the ice.

This week: With the leg 4-5 transition complete, MOSAiC enters its final stretch. Also: This is the last week of the MOSAiC Virtual Summer Camp, and we challenge you to rise to epic proportions. Finally: Educators, sign up for a FREE virtual storytelling workshop and learn strategies for connecting and developing relationships with your students virtually. Photo credit: Steffen Graupner/AWI

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