Little America-Byrd Station Traverse Explained

The Little America-Byrd Station Traverse, along with the Horlick Mountains Traverse and the Sentinel Mountains Traverse, was a traverse of Antarctica performed by Dr. Charles Bentley before and during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-1958. In this instance, Dr. Bentley and his team traveled from the research station called Little America V to another called Byrd Station to measure gravity in the interior regions of the continent.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Polar Research. Science in Antartica: A Report. 1961. National Academies. 74–75. NAP:16731.
2. Book: Stephen J. Hoffman. Antarctic Exploration Parallels for Future Human Planetary Exploration: A Workshop Report. 2002. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 3.