Photos - Rapid Access Ice Drill

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Antarctica Environment

Construction thru August 2015

NAT March 2015

Operating the Boart Longyear LF230 drill rig at the test site.

Module Schematics

Commissioning

The RAID team at commissioning in Salt Lake City in November 2015.

Integration in SLC

RAID is supported by many institutions.

Canopy erected over the joined drill and rod skids.

Canopy erected over the joined drill and rod skids.

Securing the canopy over the driller’s work area.

Shipping from SLC

FRS module loaded for the trip to California.

Science

Extracting ice cores at Taylor Glacier.

Dylan contemplating his next move on 3 billion year-old gneisses.