Name details

Rodger Nunataks

Rodger Nunataks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Rodger Nunataks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Id 140175

Feature type: Nunatak

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A group of nunataks extending about 10 km N-S and 7 km W-E, including Mount Ballard and forming part of the Sweeney Mountains, Southern Palmer Land. Named for physicist Professor Alan Rodger DSc (1951-2020). He joined the British Antarctic Survey in 1972 and wintered at Faraday Research Station in 1973 and 1974. He was a key leader in space weather research, not only in the UK but worldwide. Long serving member of the BAS executive team with responsibility for science strategy, and Interim Director, 2013. Editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, from 2014, and a member of the Editorial Board of Antarctic Science, from 1997. Awarded the Polar Medal in 1987, and a NASA achievement award in 1998. The name extends an established naming theme of atmospheric physicists in the Merrick Mountains to the west and Sky Hi Nunataks to the north-west.

Named For

Named for physicist Professor Alan Rodger DSc (1951-2020). He joined the British Antarctic Survey in 1972 and wintered at Faraday Research Station in 1973 and 1974. He was a key leader in space weather research, not only in the UK but worldwide. Long serving member of the BAS executive team with responsibility for science strategy, and Interim Director, 2013. Editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, from 2014, and a member of the Editorial Board of Antarctic Science, from 1997. Awarded the Polar Medal in 1987, and a NASA achievement award in 1998.

Location

Latitude:
75° 09' 30.0" S
-75.15833°
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Longitude:
70° 04' 00.0" W
-70.06667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Landsat-8 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
Source Identifier:
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
Source Scale:
1:30 m resolution
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
UK APC
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
13-Feb-2020

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