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About the Program
At the bottom of the Earth is a continent encased in ice, a place so remote and mysterious that it’s largely unknown to most people. Yet Antarctica holds secrets that affect our climate future. Antarctica’s secrets are not in the ice, but in the rocks beneath it.

That’s why NET Television producer Gary Hochman, videographers Pat Aylward & Brian Sefferlein, and audio engineer Jim Lenertz made four separate trips to Antarctica to cover the ANDRILL expedition. ANDRILL is the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s (UNL) international geological drilling program investigating Antarctica’s role in climate change.
Additional Resources
Nova | Secrets Beneath the Ice: Explore more about the show and discover additonal information on the topic.


Antarctica's Climate Secrets: An informal science education project designed to increase public understanding of ANDRILL, the multi-national Antarctic Drilling Project.

Activity Book: Hands-on activities for hosting a showcase of Antarctic climate research.

Banners/Posters: Explore each topic visually with the help of these posters. Available in multiple langauges.


ANDRILL (ANtarctic geological DRILLing): A multinational collaboration comprised of more than 200 scientists, students, and educators from five nations to recover stratigraphic records from the Antarctic margin.
Photo Gallery
Barnes Glacier Ice sheet at Barnes Glacier Mountains with ice sheet Another view of the ice sheet Mountain view ANDRILL cores and scallops through time ANDRILL core showing evidence of glacial movement ANDRILL core with scallop fossil ANDRILL core with shell fossils ANDRILL drill rig aerial at Ross Ice Shelf ANDRILL drill rig at Ross Ice Shelf--View #2 ANDRILL drill rig on McMurdo with Mount Erebus in the background ANDRILL drill rig with flags ANDRILL scientists at core tour Crack at Barnes Glacier Videographer Brian Seifferlein, Audio Engineer Jim Lenertz, and Producer Gary Hochman at Cape Royds It is cold here Another view of NET production staff at Cape Royds A view from Castle Rock A view from Dry Valleys Cape Royds Castle Rock David Harwood and Fabio Florindo at drill rig platform David Harwood and Peter Web at drill rig David Harwood examines ANDRILL cores Driller David Harwood and Peter Web at drill rig platform Drillers carry out core at ANDRILL drill rig Scenic view of Dry Valley Ferrar formation at Taylor Valley in the Dry Valleys Frank Niessen, Tim Naish, and David Harwood at drill lab Gary Hochman at Barne Glacier. Time: midnight. Gary Hochman at Hut Point McMurdo Grege Browne and Ross Powell examine a core Ice Falls at Wright Valley in the Dry Valleys NET Audio Engineer Jim Lenertz A view from Cape Royds Jim and Brian at WAIS Divide NET production staff on the Ross Ice Shelf Jim and Brian at McMurdo Labyrinth in Wright Valley Lake Vanda at Wright Valley Marco Taviani with ANDRILL core showing a scallop fossil NOVA crew portrait at Barnes Glacier Mount Erebus View #1 Mount Erebus View #2 A close up of the crater in Mount Erebus Erebus Ice Tounge Erebus Ice Tounge and McMurdo Sound NOVA crew shoots Barnes Glacier NET production crew at ANDRILL field camp at McMurdo Sound NET production staff at in front of a C-17 Globemaster III Senior videographer Pat Aylward at Mount Erebus Pengin view #1 Pengin view #2 Penguins on the move Pressure Ridge Seals at Barnes Glacier Crack in the Sea Ice Sun Dog at WAIS Divide Sun Dog at WAIS Divide--widescreen Taylor Valley at Dry Valley Another core at the ANDRILL drill rig Tracked vehicle drives to ANDRILL Two penguins on McMurdo Sound sea ice Cape Royds peguin colony Castle Rock--widescreen Pressure Ridge--widescreen Scenic view of McMurdo from the sea ice--widescreen
Funders
National Science Foundation Corporation for Public Broadcasting Nebraska Educational Telecommunications University of Nebraska State Museum TERC UNL 4-H National Science Foundation International Polar Year ANDRILL
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Nebraska Educational Telecommunications University of Nebraska State Museum TERC UNL 4-H International Polar Year ANDRILL
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications University of Nebraska State Museum TERC UNL 4-H National Science Foundation International Polar Year ANDRILL