After finding its floe, a drifting Arctic research icebreaker settles in for polar night
The RV Polarstern has attached itself to sea ice, and will drift through the dark Arctic winter conducting groundbreaking research as part of the MOSAiC Expedition.
October 7, 2019
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In the shadow of the North Pole, the RV Polarstern has slowed its pace in the Central Arctic, attaching itself to a drifting ice floe a few kilometers in diameter.
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