Mars-like location on Earth. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. This research station has been in continuous operation since 1956. Its population during the winter isolation (February-October) is about 27, and the summer population can exceed 180. Astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric studies, glaciology, and seismology are performed here. The station is supplied entirely by air from McMurdo.

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