Letβs hope for exciting discoveriesβand we wish Lucas the best of luck on this extraordinary mission to Mars! ππ¬
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New research from our Geo group! π
The Rosalind Franklin rover will carry a 2-meter-long drill, allowing it to search beneath the Martian surface, where the odds of finding signs of life are much higher than on the surface, due to the harsh conditions above.
Hello Svalbard! Working hard near the Czech station Nostoc in Petuniabukta.
Here are some amazing pictures from our teammember Jan Kavan. He is doing some UAV surveying.
Left picture: HΓΈrbyebreen outwash plain
Right picture: Ragnarbreen and its proglacial lake dammed by the LIA moraine
P.S. The next Polar Ecology course is coming up in summer 2026. π
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Ferdinand Glacier (Svalbard)
1908 | 2018
Svalbard is the most rapidly warming place on Earth! π₯
We are going back there to early Holocene glacier levels BUT
without the same forcings! βοΈ π
We wouldn't be witnessing this colapse today without human emissions. π
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Lucas told us that the Polar Ecology course in Svalbard played a key role in preparing him for this amazing opportunity at ESA. And it was also the key factor on his CV. We're thrilled to hear that!
Using data from current orbiters like NASAβs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and ESAβs Mars Express, the team is identifying target areas that could hold clues to pastβor even presentβlife on Mars.
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Melaine Le Roy
How can an ordinary clam (well, actually more than 1,600 of these shells) reveal what the fjords on Svalbard looked like thousands of years ago?
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New book out soon! π (Unfortunately only in Czech)
Planet of Melting Ice by ZdenΔk Zvonek brings together 19 interviews with scientists from all sorts of fields β from biology to geology to social science β all united by one thing: their work in the polar regions. π§
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Take a look at these whale remains. They belong to a creature that once got stranded on a beach and couldnβt make it back to the sea. Except this beach is now several hundred meters inland and dozens of meters above sea level. How is that possible? And why does it matter? New paper alert! π
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