An aerial view of Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The gray building at center is the elevated station in which people live, eat and recreate. The two buildings at center left house telescopes for scientific research. The groomed snow skiway for ski-equipped planes is located between the telescopes and main station. The small building located to the upper right of the main station is the Atmospheric Research Observatory (ARO) operated by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ARO is located upwind of the station to allow clean air monitoring. The structures in the lower right of the photo are pallets of cargo and small buildings.