Date Taken:
February 10, 2012
Photograph By:
Carlie Reum, NSF
The research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer (NBP) at McMurdo Station. The NBP was named after a merchant marine and ship builder who is believed to have been the first American to see Antarctica. The NBP is 308 feet long and can accommodate 39 scientists and staff.
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