Golden is a long affair at research study station Concordia, situated just a few 1000 km from the South Pole. Each day throughout the Antarctic fall the sundown is earlier and previously up until it merely does not appear at all. Golden is a long affair at research study station Concordia, situated just a couple of 1000 km from the South Pole.
Golden is a long affair at research study station Concordia, positioned just a couple of 1000 km from the South Pole. The Sun vanishes completely behind the horizon for over 4 months in winter season. Each day during the Antarctic fall the sundown is previously and previously up until it merely does not appear at all. Credit: IPEV/PNRA/ESA– H. Hagson.
Twilight is a long affair at research study station Concordia, positioned simply a few 1000 km from the South Pole. The Sun vanishes entirely behind the horizon for over four months in winter. Every day during the Antarctic fall the sunset is previously and earlier up until it just does not appear at all.
For the crew of up to fifteen who work and live in one of the most remote stations on the planet, the long bye-bye to the Sun is bittersweet. For 6 months they will live and work in seclusion; no people or materials can be flown in as temperature levels can drop to– 80 ° C in the total frozen darkness exterior.
The station consists of 2 towers, one for noisy machinery and work and the quieter living quarters. This years ESA-sponsored medical physician Hannes Hagson took this photo, the view from the dining area, at 23:00 regional time last Sunday; the quiet tower is visible on the.
By European Space Firm (ESA).
March 12, 2022.
Hannes is helping with biomedical experiments on himself and his crewmates to understand how humans manage living in severe seclusion. The Italian-French outpost Concordia is located 3233 m above water level so the crew experience chronic hypobaric hypoxia or absence of oxygen in the brain.
With irregular sunshine, no quick rescue, extreme low temperatures and little oxygen in the air this is as close as it gets to residing on another planet, on Earth.
