The Polarstern research icebreaker moving through the ice
The Polarstern research icebreaker moving through the ice
On the evening of Friday, 20 September 2019, the research icebreaker Polarstern, which is operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) will set sail towards the Arctic Ocean. During the largest Arctic expedition ever, it will drift, frozen with the sea ice, for a year. This is an archive image from 2012 and shows Polarstern on its way to Neumayer Station III in Antarctica.
Credit:
Folke Mehrtens/Alfred-Wegener-Institut