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Book

Outer space is closer than Antarctica : and other things I learned while falling in love at the bottom of the world

Call Number

  • 921 O892 (OSH)

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Publication Information

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2025]

Physical Description

167 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Summary

"This beautifully illustrated memoir tells artist Michelle Ott's true story of falling in love and discovering her place in the universe on a remote research station in Antarctica"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

  • The unconfirmed volcanoes
  • The Ganzeld effect
  • Katabatic winds are formed by gravity (and will take your breath away)
  • Ice reduces inflammation
  • The polar vortex
  • Ventifacts are rocks
  • Outer space is closer than Antarctica
  • Our sun is a very average star
  • All glaciers are rocks but not all rocks are glaciers
  • Antarctica is a place of superlatives.

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