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Aster Glacier

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Aster Glacier

Aster Glacier (78°35′S 85°0′W) is an Antarctic glacier descending the east slope of Craddock Massif and flowing between Elfring Peak and Willis Ridge into Thomas Glacier in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 2006, after Richard C. Aster, Professor of Geophysics and Department Head of Geosciences at Colorado State University, whose research has included volcanological studies at the Mount Erebus volcano observatory on Ross Island, glaciological, ocean, and tectonic seismic source research, and seismological, tectonic, and structural studies of Antarctica.

Contents

Map of Aster Glacier, Antarctica

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
  • References

    Aster Glacier Wikipedia