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the video of this thing here is of a unmaned airborne vehicle (UAV) aerosonde. these vehicles fly around the Pegasus airfield and eventually make their way over the sea ice towards Terra Nova Bay (near to the italian station) taking digital photos of polynyas (high saline water pools on the ice) and other items of interest.

right now there is a contest on the station to name the two new UAVs. i submitted Tannatt William Edgeworth David because this year is the 100th anniversary of his trek to the south magnetic pole as an extended part of the Nimrod Expedition initially led by Shackelton and joined by Mawson. the older two UAVs are named Shackelton and Mawson...

for further information go to: http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/science/contenthandler.cfm?id=1769