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NOAA’s Atmospheric Research Observatory (ARO) a 15 minute walk from the South Pole Station. The building is on the edge of the Clean Air Sector, where prevailing winds come from over 90% of the time. This sector extends 150 kilometers from the far side of the Observatory and is a no-go zone from which the ARO samples the cleanest air on earth.

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NOAA’s Atmospheric Research Observatory (ARO) a 15 minute walk from the South Pole Station. The building is on the edge of the Clean Air Sector, where prevailing winds come from over 90% of the time. This sector extends 150 kilometers from the far side of the Observatory and is a no-go zone from which the ARO samples the cleanest air on earth.