Leap Year in Svalbard

Time is flying by - Today marks the end of week 2 of my stay in Svalbard. The days are getting much longer, 20 minutes each day. I gave a presentation to the class on ice distribution in the solar system, which included images from spacecraft that show ice-rich surface features of Mars, and the moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Today was very clear, and the views were outstanding. A group is planning on climbing the mountain in this picture tomorrow.