New South Pole Marker Honors Planets, Pluto, and Armstrong
The new geographic South Pole marker that stands at 90º S latitude. (Credit: Jeffrey Donenfeld)
Because the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station sits atop a layer of moving ice almost 2 miles thick, the location of the marker for the Earth’s geographic South Pole needs to be relocated regularly. Tradition has this done on New Year’s Day, and so this past January 1 saw the unveiling of the newest South Pole marker: a beautiful brass-and-copper design created by Station machinist Derek Aboltins.
The top of the marker has seven small discs that represent the planets in the positions they would be in on Jan. 1, 2013, as well as two larger discs representing the setting Sun and Moon. Next to the Moon disc are the engraved words “Accomplishment & Modesty,” a nod to the first man on the Moon.
“This was a reference to honor Neil Armstrong, as he passed away when I was making this section with the moon,” Aboltins said.
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