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IU-KBS STS-1 Seismometer

Detailed Description

In October 2022 GSN field engineers from the Albuquerque Seismic Lab visited the northernmost town in the world, Longyearbyen (Svalbard, Norway) on their way north to GSN station IU-KBS for a station upgrade. GSN station IU-KBS is located in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago.USGS contractor, Jared Anderson, relieving the bell jar pressure to remove STS-1 seismometer.

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Public Domain.