Aerial photography of Russian Antarctic stations Mirny and Progress in summer of 2014/15

• Published in: Ice and Snow
• Main Authors: S. S. Pryakhin, S. V. Popov, N. V. Sandalyuk, V. L. Mart'yanov, S. P. Polyakov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Nauka 2015
• Subjects: аэрофотосъёмка; восточная антарктида; обнаружение трещин; станция мирный; станция прогресс; Science; Q; Antarctic; Progress Station; Mirny Station; Mirny; Antarc*; Антарктида
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15356/2076-6734-2015-4-107-113; https://doaj.org/article/98331f8ec9644e878b8d2d8df0756a19

Aerial photographing performed during the field season of 60th Russian Antarctic Expedition (2014/2015) made possible to construct a photoplan of the Mirny station. Its size is 3,5×3,5 km with resolution of 16 pixels/cm, and it will be used as a basis for designing of new airport. Similar work had been done over the Progress station along the route “Progress – Vostok”, about 35 km long. It was found that any crevasses dangerous for people and transport were absent on this area.