Information about Albert P. Crary Science And Engineering Center
The Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center (CSEC), located at McMurdo Station, was dedicated in November 1991 by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The laboratory is named in honor of geophysicist and glaciologist Albert P. Crary. There are five pods making for 4,320 square meters of working area that includes a two-story core, a biology pod, earth sciences and atmospheric sciences pods, and an aquarium.
McMurdo Station is the largest community in Antarctica (capable of supporting up to 1,258 residents[1]) and a science research center operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National Science Foundation.
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National Science Foundation
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Motto: Where Discoveries Begin
Agency overview
Formed 10 May 1950
Headquarters Arlington, VA
Employees 1700
Annual Budget $5.
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NSF logo
Motto: Where Discoveries Begin
Agency overview
Formed 10 May 1950
Headquarters Arlington, VA
Employees 1700
Annual Budget $5.
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Geophysics, a branch of Earth sciences, is the study of the Earth by quantitative physical methods, especially by seismic, electromagnetic, and radioactivity methods. The theories and techniques of geophysics are employed extensively in the planetary sciences in general.
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Glaciology is the study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice. The word glacier is derived from the Latin glaciees, meaning ice or frost.
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Albert Paddock Crary (1911 - 1987), was a pioneer polar geophysicist and glaciologist and the first person to set foot on both the North (on May 3, 1952, together with Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict) and South Poles.
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Orders of magnitude for area Conversion of units for area
1 E-30 m = 1 fm 1 E-24
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1 E-30 m = 1 fm 1 E-24
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Biology (from Greek: βίος, bio, "life"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge"), also referred to as the biological sciences, is the scientific study of life.
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aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Aquaria are primarily used for fishkeeping, although invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, and aquatic plants
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