Mexico has launched its first organised scientific research mission in Antarctica.
The campaign, known as CAMEX-1, is being carried out with support from Ukraine, which is providing logistics and access to its Antarctic facilities.
The mission officially began on 31 January, when eight Mexican researchers boarded the Ukrainian research icebreaker Noosfera at Punta Arenas, Chile, and travelled to Antarctica.
The team will stay and work at Ukraine’s Vernadsky Antarctic Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula.
The campaign follows the signing of a five-year cooperation agreement between Mexico and Ukraine last month.
The partnership brings together Mexico’s Research and Assistance Center in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ), the Mexican Agency for Antarctic Studies (AMEA) and Ukraine’s National Antarctic Scientific Center.
Ukraine is supporting the mission by providing transport, infrastructure and access to its long-running research station.
Mexican institutions involved in the project have stated that the campaign aims to improve understanding of life in extreme environments and support research related to global environmental challenges.
The research work includes studies on biodiversity, geology, microbiology, climate change and biotechnology.
AMEA has
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