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Members of the BELSPO-financed ULTIMO project during a light-hearted moment while on expedition to look for meteorites in December 2024.

Members of the BELSPO-sponsored ULTIMO project head out into the feild to look for meteorites.

Members of the BELSPO-financed ULTIMO project looking for meteorites at Balchenfjella.

Scientists from the BELSPO-financed FROID project, which is looking for million-year-old ice in the vicinity of the Sør Rondane Mountains, pose in front of a living container equipped with solar panels, which they will use as living quarters during gtheir extended field stay away from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station. IPfæs team of engineers really know how to make working in the filed more comfortable and practical for scientists who need to spend extended periods of time away from the station.

Members of the BELSPO-financed FROID project, which is looking to find million-year-old ice, pose with members of the PEA station staff as they prepare to depart on a field expedition with IPF expert field guides to take several shallow ice cores for several weeks. The IPF team wishes them success!

The IPF traverse team stops and has a rest during a long drive back from Perseus Airfied to PEA.

Riding back to PEA in a Toyota Hilux after spending some time at Perseus Airfield to prepare for the arrival of scientists in a few days!

Newly arrived scientists from the ULTIMO project, which will look for meteorites, plan their field campaigns with IPF's expert guides in the dining area at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica.

Every IPF team member and visiting scientist must undergo mandatory medical field training to make sure they know how to handle emergency situations should they arise. Here they simulate taking an injured person to the station for medical treatment.