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| BYRD STATION 1968 | BYRD STATION 1971 |

80°01'S 119°31'W
Elevation - 1530 m

BYRD STATION ‘68
Top 88.45  m
Bottom 2191.26  m
Core Diameter 10.8  cm
# Tubes in Inventory 1050
# Tubes Drilled 1409
Method Electromechanical
Tube Length 1.5  m
Drillers USACRREL
Drill Fluid diesel/ trichloroethylene
Years Drilled 1968
Original PI /
Current Contact
Chester Langway /
NICL-SMO
University or Affiliate CRREL /
University of New Hampshire

80°01'S 119°31'W
Elevation - 1530 m

BYRD STATION ‘71
Top 15.55  m
Bottom 380  m
Core Diameter 11.4  cm
# Tubes in Inventory 160
# Tubes Drilled 241
Method Thermal
Tube Length 1.5  m
Drillers CRREL
Drill Fluid Dry
Years Drilled 1971
Original PI /
Current Contact
Chester Langway /
NICL-SMO
University or Affiliate CRREL /
University of New Hampshire


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