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Pictured here is a vibrant sunset at Palmer Station, Anvers Island, located near the Antarctic Peninsula. The National Science Foundation runs the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP). In addition to maintaining three U.S. research stations on the continent, USAP supports research projects in an array of scientific disciplines including, for example, aeronomy and astrophysics, biology and medicine, geology and geophysics, glaciology, and ocean and climate systems.
Image credit: Kelly Jacques, National Science Foundation
