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Dr. Sascha Freigang is the ESA-sponsored medical doctor from Germany spending 12 months at Concordia research station in Antarctica for the 2022–2023 winter. He facilitates a number of experiments on the effects of isolation, light deprivation, and extreme temperatures on the human body and mind.

Compared to the Antarctic summer, many things are different during the winter months, the weather gets significantly colder, darker and a reduced atmospheric pressure is noted. Needless to say that this makes spending time outside much more challenging. So far, we have reached a minimum temperature of -77.7°C and an atmospheric pressure of 622.3hPa (equivalent altitude at 45° Latitude of 3926m). The wind-chill during these days in the middle of May dropped the temperature to -96°C. Temporary numb fingertips and occasional frost-nip in the face are sometimes seen.

Credits:ESA/IPEV/PNRA–S. Freigang

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Taken on: May 29, 2023
Tags: Everybody's photos tagged with Concordia Concordia Everybody's photos tagged with winter winter Everybody's photos tagged with Antarctica Antarctica
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