Blog from the RV Polarstern

Rafael Laso Perez, PhD-student in the HGF MPG Joint Research Group for Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology, is on a research expedition with RV Polarstern.

The cruise leads to the Fram Strait between Spitsbergen and Greenland and lasts from July 23 to August 19, 2017.

Rafael describes his experiences on board in a blog – take a look here.

FS Polarstern — Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Thomas Ronge CC-BY 4.0

Blick aus Billauge auf Eisscholle — Rafael Laso Perez

"The biggest pieces in front of the ship are cracked by the front part making an overwhelming sound in the middle of the absolute silence of the Artic."