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Molodyozhnaya (Russian: Молодёжная, "Youth") (also known as "Molodezhnaya") was a Soviet, then Russian research station in East Antarctica at 67°40′S 45°50′E. After being mothballed in 1990, it was reopened in 2006 to operate on a seasonal basis.[2][3] In Russian, the station is sometimes referred to as the capital of Antarctica.[unreliable source?][4][5]
Molodyozhnaya Station is located in the Thala Hills, 500–600 meters inland from the coast on the southern shore of Alasheyev Bight in the Cosmonaut Sea, at 42 meters above sea level. The area around the station is composed mostly of rocky ridges separated by snow-covered depressions and lakes. The sea near the station is covered in pack ice for much of the year, out to a distance of as much as 100 km at the end of winter. The rise to the summit of the massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet (Dome A) begins 1.5-2.0 km from the shore. Kheis Glacier is located in 15 km east of the station, and Campbell Glacier is roughly the same distance to the southwest.[6]
Historyedit
The site was opened in February 1962, and used as a launch site for suborbitalmeteorologicalsounding rockets. From 25 May 1969 and 26 December 1990, 1104 M-100 model research sounding rockets were launched from Molodyozhnaya Station.[7] On 28 February 1979, the MMR06 model was launched from Molodyozhnaya. This was the only instance of this model rocket being launched from Molodyozhnaya Station.[8]
Funding for meteorological research became scarce during the late 1980s, as the Soviet Union was collapsing. Launches of the M-100 abruptly ended in 1990, and the station was mothballed. In the 1990s, several scientific and environmental studies were undertaken in the area to fulfill the requirements of the Protocol for the Defence of Nature in the Antarctic Treaty System, but the station wasn't reopened.
In February 2006, Valeriy Lukin, the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE), said:
There are plans to open the mothballed stations Molodyozhnaya, Leningradskaya and Russkaya in the 2007-2008 season. This will bring great benefits because these stations are located in the Pacific section of Antarctica, which is poorly covered by scientific studies.
Since 2006, it has operated on a seasonal basis.[2][3] When open during the Antarctic summer there is occasional amateur radio operation by station personnel.
Climateedit
The average temperature varies from −19 °C in the coldest months (July–August), to around 0 °C in January.
Climate data for Molodyozhnaya Station (1963–1999)
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For other uses see Molodyozhny disambiguation You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian June 2012 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Russian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Russian Wikipedia article at ru Molodyozhnaya antarkticheskaya stanciya see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated ru Molodyozhnaya antarkticheskaya stanciya to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Molodyozhnaya Russian Molodyozhnaya Youth also known as Molodezhnaya was a Soviet then Russian research station in East Antarctica at 67 40 S 45 50 E After being mothballed in 1990 it was reopened in 2006 to operate on a seasonal basis 2 3 In Russian the station is sometimes referred to as the capital of Antarctica unreliable source 4 5 Molodyozhnaya Station MolodyozhnayaAntarctic stationMolodyozhnaya StationMolodyozhnaya StationLocation of Molodyozhnaya Station in AntarcticaCoordinates 67 39 57 S 45 50 28 E 67 6659 S 45 841143 E 67 6659 45 841143Country Soviet Union RussiaLocation in AntarcticaThala HillsEast AntarcticaAdministered byArctic and Antarctic Research InstituteEstablishedFebruary 1962 1962 02 reopened 2006 2006 Closed26 December 1990 1990 12 26 Elevation 1 40 m 130 ft Population 2017 1 Summer15 Winter0TypeAll year roundPeriodAnnualStatusClosed and reopened as seasonallyActivitiesList Environmental sciencesGeodesyPollutionWebsitewww aari nw ru Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Climate 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLocation editMolodyozhnaya Station is located in the Thala Hills 500 600 meters inland from the coast on the southern shore of Alasheyev Bight in the Cosmonaut Sea at 42 meters above sea level The area around the station is composed mostly of rocky ridges separated by snow covered depressions and lakes The sea near the station is covered in pack ice for much of the year out to a distance of as much as 100 km at the end of winter The rise to the summit of the massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet Dome A begins 1 5 2 0 km from the shore Kheis Glacier is located in 15 km east of the station and Campbell Glacier is roughly the same distance to the southwest 6 History editThe site was opened in February 1962 and used as a launch site for suborbital meteorological sounding rockets From 25 May 1969 and 26 December 1990 1104 M 100 model research sounding rockets were launched from Molodyozhnaya Station 7 On 28 February 1979 the MMR06 model was launched from Molodyozhnaya This was the only instance of this model rocket being launched from Molodyozhnaya Station 8 Funding for meteorological research became scarce during the late 1980s as the Soviet Union was collapsing Launches of the M 100 abruptly ended in 1990 and the station was mothballed In the 1990s several scientific and environmental studies were undertaken in the area to fulfill the requirements of the Protocol for the Defence of Nature in the Antarctic Treaty System but the station wasn t reopened In February 2006 Valeriy Lukin the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition RAE said There are plans to open the mothballed stations Molodyozhnaya Leningradskaya and Russkaya in the 2007 2008 season This will bring great benefits because these stations are located in the Pacific section of Antarctica which is poorly covered by scientific studies Since 2006 it has operated on a seasonal basis 2 3 When open during the Antarctic summer there is occasional amateur radio operation by station personnel Climate editThe average temperature varies from 19 C in the coldest months July August to around 0 C in January Climate data for Molodyozhnaya Station 1963 1999 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum C F 2 4 36 3 0 9 30 4 5 2 22 6 8 7 16 3 11 4 11 5 13 1 8 4 14 2 6 4 15 2 4 6 14 1 6 6 9 9 14 2 3 3 26 1 1 5 34 7 7 7 18 1 Daily mean C F 0 7 30 7 4 1 24 6 8 3 17 1 11 7 10 9 14 6 5 7 16 2 2 8 17 5 0 5 18 8 1 8 17 8 0 0 13 6 7 5 6 8 19 8 1 6 29 1 11 0 12 2 Mean daily minimum C F 3 7 25 3 6 9 19 6 11 2 11 8 14 5 5 9 17 3 0 9 19 3 2 7 20 8 5 4 22 4 8 3 21 3 6 3 17 2 1 0 10 4 13 3 4 7 23 5 14 1 6 6 Average precipitation mm inches 7 2 0 28 18 5 0 73 51 9 2 04 71 0 2 80 66 6 2 62 52 2 2 06 60 2 2 37 58 4 2 30 48 0 1 89 38 6 1 52 24 8 0 98 8 2 0 32 505 6 19 91 Average relative humidity 63 7 63 4 68 8 69 7 68 4 66 4 68 3 70 4 69 5 68 2 65 2 64 3 67 2 Source Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute 9 See also editMolodyozhnaya Ice RunwayIATA noneICAO AT15SummaryAirport typePrivateServesMolodyozhnaya StationLocationThala HillsTime zone 3 Elevation AMSL753 ft 230 mCoordinates67 40 58 S 46 08 05 E 67 682833 S 46 134667 E 67 682833 46 134667Map nbsp nbsp Molodyozhnaya Ice RunwayLocation of airfield in AntarcticaRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 10 28 8 395 2 559 Ice 10 History of Antarctica List of Antarctic expeditions List of Antarctic research stations List of Antarctic field camps Airports in Antarctica Soviet Antarctic ExpeditionReferences edit a b Antarctic Station Catalogue PDF catalogue Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs August 2017 p 115 ISBN 978 0 473 40409 3 Archived PDF from the original on 22 October 2022 Retrieved 16 January 2023 a b Belarus v Antarktike Zachem strane sobstvennaya polyarnaya stanciya i kakoj ona budet 42 TUT BY a b Vesti Ru Vesti s Molodezhnoj v Antarktide vnutri kamnej najdena zhizn Capital of Antarctica What is the name the capital of Antarctica Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute AARI Molodezhnaya station Encyclopedia Astronautica Molodezhnaya Encyclopedia Astronautica MMR 06 Archived 2014 01 10 at the Wayback Machine Molodyozhnaya Station 89542 Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Retrieved December 2 2015 Molodyozhnaya Airport Nav Finder Retrieved October 16 2018 External links editOfficial website Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Molodezhnaya website at Encyclopedia Astronautica AARI Molodezhnaya Station page COMNAP Antarctic Facilities COMNAP Antarctic Facilities Map Portals nbsp Earth sciences nbsp Geography nbsp Soviet Union nbsp Russia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Molodyozhnaya Station Antarctica amp oldid 1171962895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
