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Mast Anchored, Suspended & Tensioned (MAST) Tents
MAST drill tent at Allan Hills, Antarctica, during the 2025-2026 field season in support of the NSF COLDEX project. Credit: IDP.
Two IDP MAST (Mast Anchored Suspended & Tensioned) tents at Summit Station, Greenland, during the 2024 field season. Credit: Jay Johnson.
The inside of the MAST drill tent during the 2022 field season at Tunu, Greenland, showing IDP engineer Elliot Moravec operating the Foro 400 Drill. Photo credit: Tanner Kuhl.
The MAST tent for the BID-Deep system at Allan Hills, Antarctica, during the 2019/20 field season. Credit: Tanner Kuhl.
Interior view of the Blue Ice Drill MAST tent at Law Dome, Antarctica, during the 2018/19 field season. Credit: Peter Neff.