Müller Ice Cap Daily Report Thursday April 24

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 Daily Report for the 24 April 2025

 The day started well but after a few drill-runs it was time to add drill liquid to the borehole. During the operation the connection between two parts of the firehose slipped and 55 m of firehose went down to the bottom of the borehole…

Luckily Grant had a rescue tool – a harpoon looking item to attach under the drill and we got the hose ‘hooked’ after few attempts. As shown on the picture is was not a firm grip but we managed to retrieve the firehose and pull all up.

Later during the day, a Twin Otter came by after a failed attempt to bring Laura and Miles to the MARS station. We had the pleasure of showing Laura, Miles and the Twin Otter pilots around and hosting them for a cup of tea and some of Shari’s homemade cookies.

Even with the hose rescue interference, we had a record drilling day retrieving close to 42 m of ice core.

 

What we have done:

-Drilled 24 runs from 117.42 m to 158.75 m

-Recovered 55 m of firehose from the borehole

-Logged, weighed, O18 sampled and ECM measured bags 118- 158.

-Received a Twin Otter

 

Dorthe Dahl-Jensen

 

Wx at Müller: Overcast and ground fog in the morning clearing to blue sky late afternoon and evening. Low wind 0-3 km from 60 deg True, temperatures between -26 to -12 deg C .

 

Caption: The recovery of 55 m of firehose

Caption: Visit of Twin Otter






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