This sea star is holding a brood of eggs which are visible only when the star is turned upside-down.

The AMLR crew at the Copacabana field station, King George Island.

A gentoo penguin stands in front of the Copacabana field station, King George Island.

An IKMT net deployed off the R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya.

A southern giant petrel sits on its nest.

Sunrise near Elephant Island.

A view of the bow RV Yuzhmorgeologiya taken from one of the AMLR Program's small boats as it approaches this ship gives a unique perspective on the size of this ship.

Iceberg, South Shetland Islands.

Two black-browed albatross fly with a flock of cape petrels across a classic,

An iceberg is visible through the A-frame of the R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya.

Iceberg, South Shetland Islands.

Striated icebergs, South Shetland Islands.

Iceberg, South Shetland Islands.

A Zodiac in rough seas.

Composite photo of Antarctic invertebrates and fish larvae.

Composite photo of Antarctic invertebrates and fish larvae.

Composite photo of Antarctic invertebrates and fish larvae.

Composite photo of Antarctic invertebrates and fish larvae.

The RV Yuzhmorgeologiya sits in Admiralty Bay, awaiting scientists who are offloading supplies to the Copacabana field station on King George Island. A recreational sailboat sits in the foreground, offering perspective on the size of the R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya.

AMLR scientists Amy Van Cise and Dr. Christian Reiss at the Copacabana field station, King George Island.

AMLR scientists Jasmine Maurer and Anthony Cossio on the R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya.

Zooplankton expert Kimberly Dietrich and veteran seabird observer Mike Force relax on the R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya by playing cribbage.

A gentoo penguin at Livingston Island.

A leopard seal basks in the sun at Livingston Island.

Sunset at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island.

A group of scientists tours Livingston Island.

Gentoo penguin chicks.

An adult gentoo penguin with its chick, King George Island.

A glacier near the Copacabana field station, King George Island.

The R/V Moana Wave off the Copacabana field station, King George Island.

The AMLR crew works to deploy a CTD off the stern of the R/V Moana Wave.

A view from the bow of the R/V Moana Wave provides spectacular Antarctic glaciers and calm seas, a rare occurence in the Southern Ocean.

Sunrise over Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island.

Sunrise over Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island.

The sun rises over the R/V Moana Wave in Discovery Bay, Antarctica.

The sun rises over the R/V Moana Wave in Discovery Bay, Antarctica.

A group of swimming gentoo penguins.

A tabular iceberg.

A tower-like iceberg, South Shetland Islands.

Saucer-shaped lenticular clouds, South Shetland Islands.

A group of chinstrap penguins floats on an iceberg.

A rainbow over a glacier, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

AMLR scientists Ryan Driscoll and Raul Vasquez del Mercado retrieving an IKMT net on the stern of the R/V Moana Wave.

Giant petrel and white-chinned petrel, South Shetland Islands.

Iceberg, South Shetland Islands.

A CTD rosette on the stern of the R/V Moana Wave.

Beautiful iceberg formation, South Shetland Islands.

A chinstrap penguin aggregation on an iceberg.

A female Antarctic fur seal grooms her flipper.

A crabeater seal catching a "cat" nap in the setting sun.