Okavango 2007

Missouri State University Department of Geography, Geology, and Planning

Erebus Volcano, Antarctica

2012, 2013, 2014

Dr. Mickus was invited by Dr. Phil Kyle of New Mexico Institute of Technology to join his group to study the volcanic processes at the active Erebus volcano in Antarctica. Dr. Kyle has been studying the volcano for over 40 years. Dr. Mickus collected gravity, magnetic and magnetotelluric data.

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MMap of Antarctica with the location of McMurdo, 40 km from Erebus	The location of Erebus in the Ross Sea	Erebus Volcano
Geology of the Erebus caldera	McMurdo Station	Happy Camper-the required training to be able to survive in the field
Erebus from Happy Camper training	Fang-where we did two nights of acclimatization	Our camp at Erebus
A tent with ice towers	Inside the Erebus Hut	The summit of Erebus
A phonolite flow	Anorthoclase Crystals	Steam coming out of a ice tower