Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-20 Aramaki-aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579.
Institute of Geosciences, Yokohama National University. 79?7 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 246-0067.
Department of Geology, Fuculty of Science, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181.
Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Kyoto University. Kitashirakawa-Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502.
National Institute of Polar Research, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Midori-cho 10-3, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518.
National Institute of Polar Research, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Midori-cho 10-3, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518.
National Institute of Polar Research, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Midori-cho 10-3, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518.
National Institute of Polar Research, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Midori-cho 10-3, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518.
Futagoyama, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0946.
Bankei,Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0945.
National Institute of Polar Research, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Midori-cho 10-3, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518.
Tsubasa Clinic, 534-1 Oshima, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0047.
Department of Polar Science, School of Multidisciplinary Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Midori-cho 10-3, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518.
Council for Geoscience, P/Bag X112, Pretoria, South Africa.
Department of Geology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2-B-1050, Brussel, Belgium.
Earth science-related field activities, involving geology, geomorphology and meteorite searches, were carried out in the Sør Rondane Mountains, Eastern Dronning Maud Land, during the 2009-2010 summer season as a part of the 51st Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-51), in collaboration with the Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition (BELARE). Geology and geomorphology parties accessed the Sør Rondane Mountains using the Dronning Maud Land Air Network (DROMLAN), and the meteoritesearch party to Antarctica on the maiden voyage by the new Japanese icebreaker Shirase. The geology party covered the entire area of the Sør Rondane Mountains, although with an emphasis on the eastern part. The geomorphology party carried out fieldwork in western and central parts of the mountains, and the meteorite search party performed a survey in the eastern part. All field activities were succes fully carried out. Some of the geology members returned to Japan by DROMLAN, while others flew to Syowa Station from the Sør Rondane Mountains by DROMLAN, and then returned to Japan on board Shirase. This report provides a summary of the field operations, including logistics and weather records.