A Littleton Artist’s Journey To The Top Of An Antarctic Volcano

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Photo: Michael Carroll, Littleton astronomical artist, Antarctic Volcano_2
Heated air from the Mt Erebus volcano forms elegant ice caverns. NASA volcano expert Rosaly Lopes, left, and space artist Michael Carroll studied the region on their recent trip to Antarctica.

Getting to the summit of Mt. Erebus, an active volcano in Antarctica, is not an easy feat. Just ask Littleton space artist Michael Carroll.

Carroll says it took an airplane and two helicopter rides to reach his final destination.

Photo: Michael Carroll, Littleton astronomical artist, Antarctic Volcano_1
Bizarre ice pillars form around volcanic vents on Antarctica’s Mt Erebus. Michael Carroll (left) and Rosaly Lopes explored these formations as analogs to some cryovolcanic sites on the moons of the outer solar system.

Carroll spoke with Colorado Matters host Nathan Heffel.