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On January 11th, new scientists and crew arrive to start their mission in Antarctica over the next few weeks.  Among the scientific projects arriving are the BELSPO-financed PASPARTOUT and EXPOSIOLS projects, and the NISAR project, led by Eric Rignot from the University of California Irvine.

Crew from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica welcome the new arrivals to the station while helping those leaving pack their belongings for the journey home.

On January 11th, several scientists from the ULTIMO and FROID projects, along with IPF crew, left after successfully completing their mission this season. Here they pose in front of the plane that will take them to Ultima Air Base before heading to Cape Town and then home. They have a lot to be proud of!

A drone takes a photo of PEA's antenna as trained field guides prepare to install severla instruments on the top of the antenna for the EPFL-CRYOS project.

PEA's antenna stands tall against a beautiful Antarctic landscape behind it.

IPF field guides install instrument on top of the antenna at PEA for the EPFL-CRYOS project.

A nice view of PEA and the antenna taken by a drone when installing instruments for the EPFL-CRYOS project.

Simon Steffen works on an automatic weather station in the workshop at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. During the 2024-25 season, Simon and colleagues have maintained the six existing weather stations in the PEACE project network and added two new stations.

A meltwater pool forms in the Utsteinen Nunatak windscoop not far from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica.  During the height of the austral summer, temperatures at the staton can climb above freezing for several days in a row.