Polarstern in pictures

Sea ice!

Deploying the hand net. Photo by Kyra Marie Böckmann

The CTD descending to the water. Our hand net deployments corresponded with the CTD casts. 
Photo by Johanna Weston.

In the ROV van during my dive. Photo by Johanna Weston.

Waiting for the ROV recovery with Melanie and Lydia. Photo by Melanie Bergmann.

ROV Kiel 6000 coming on board Polarstern after a dive.

One of the "dragon amphipods" collected during my ROV dive. 
Photo by Johanna Weston.

We got close enough to Svalbard that we could actually see land!

A puffin flying around the ship. Photo by Lydia Schmidt.