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An Expedition Wa-a-ay Down Under
The field team hiking along a ridge. Andrea Burke walking and leaning into the wind.
Andrea Burke and Mark Kurz cover up with sunscreen. Science team sampling rock in front of basalt wall.
Andrea Burke out in the field. Andrea Burke cooking in the tent.

  
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Andrea Burke and Mark Kurz cover up with sunscreen.
The 24-hour Antarctic sun is fierce. Although the ozone hole is beginning to mend, the sun's ultraviolet rays are still far stronger here than back home in the United States. Here, Andrea Burke and Mark Kurz slather on the sunscreen—a ritual performed several times per day.

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Posted: June 24, 2008

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