How do solar polar explorers prove they made it? I guess that GPS may be involved, but what about before it was around?
2006-12-29 02:46:42 · 16 answers · asked by marvincooper 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Take a 24 hour time-lapse photo of the stars at night or the sun in the daytime. The rotation of these bodies will be enough for an astronomer to confirm your position.
2006-12-29 02:52:00 · answer #1 · answered by John H 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the easiest thing to do would be to go knock on the door of the south pole observatory (SPO) of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA). With the link below you can even give them a call and let them know that you are coming or send them a letter. The two scientists on staff would love the company I'm sure.
You could also visit the Norwegian station (they were the first there) which is huge, but you probably don't speak Norwegian and their English may not be too good.
I all seriousness to answer your question about before GPS was around, they just measured the latitude most likely. When they got there, the sextant (the latitude measuring device that they were probably using at the time) would measure latitude of 90 degrees south.
2006-12-29 06:27:05 · answer #2 · answered by Angry Marsupial 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take pictures, videos, bring something special back that can only be found down there and put a camera high up in whatever your flying in Or if you walk ( DONT DO THAT!) just take pictures and videos. Then maybe mail it all in to the president or search the world record sight. Bring a GPS system if you have one so it can track you. Make sure you have the tracking feature on thought otherwise it wont work. Good luck with that! Also leave something unique there thats not already there
2006-12-29 02:55:29 · answer #3 · answered by Sammie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it would be GPS - in the past I guess the frostbite and weight loss probably proved it! (although you could fake that if you really wanted to I guess but, if you're gonna starve yourself in a freezer for a month, you may as well just go to the South Pole, huh?) Sometimes people brought back ice samples which are unique to certain areas.
2006-12-29 02:50:59 · answer #4 · answered by edsephiroth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't spread this around - it's meant to be a secret. The US have a huge military base at the South Pole and they won't let you in. You might get the doorman to give you a note to say you nearly got there.
2006-12-29 02:50:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just take pictures of the landscape as it doesn't change very often. Future visitors will be able to approve or deny your claim.
Theoretically it is possible to fake that kind of achievement if you are not leaving in at least somewhat technologically advanced world, but the fame will you not last as long as the disgrace that will follow.
2006-12-29 02:53:15 · answer #6 · answered by Krelian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) take pix
2) have travel records showing that you traveled as close to there as possible via plane, ship, snow dogs, whatever
3) leave something unique there
notice there were two teams simultaneously trying to reach the south pole. in this case, the above mentioned methods would work quite well.
2006-12-29 02:53:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take your camera and a compass and your GPS and take a picture, planting a flag with the GPS showing the latitude and longitude. With a compass and sextant exact latitude and longitude could be determined.
2006-12-29 02:50:36 · answer #8 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take 4 pieces of wood . Write "NORTH" on each of them. Nail them to a pole at 90 deg' to each other. Photograph youself at "the south pole".
2006-12-29 02:58:44 · answer #9 · answered by mindtelepathy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring back a penguin. GPS proves nothing.
2006-12-29 02:52:34 · answer #10 · answered by amateur_mathemagician 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋