At noon on May 4, the members of the mainland Everest expedition team successfully reached the summit and used high-precision radar for the first time to measure the thickness of ice and snow at the summit. At about 12:46, the team successfully erected the world's highest automatic weather station on Mount Everest. This is the first time that the scientific expedition of Mount Everest on the mainland has exceeded the altitude of more than 8,000 meters, which is of epoch-making significance in the history of scientific investigation and research on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
This time, the multi-dimensional glacier microbial investigation team of the whole habitat of Mount Everest conducted a multi-dimensional microbial investigation of the coastal upgrade of the East Rongbu Glacier on Mount Everest. Ice and snow samples from the East Rongbu Glacier were collected, and soil samples were collected along the way, and then to the runoff samples in front, and the expedition personnel would take these samples back for a physical and chemical analysis, including his carbon and nitrogen elements and the structure of his microbial community. This scientific expedition reveals the microbial characteristics of Dongrongbu Glacier in multiple dimensions for the first time, and it is planned to elucidate the diffusion and mechanism of the microbial circle of Dongrongbu Glacier through this investigation and research, and interpret the influence of human activities and monsoon atmospheric circulation on microbial communities.
On April 30, 2022, researchers inspected the everest microorganisms. (01:29)
On April 30, 2022, researchers collected soil samples in the Everest region.
On April 30, 2022, in the East Rongbu Glacier area, researchers collected microbial index water samples.
On April 30, 2022, at the Base Camp of Everest Mountaineering, researchers released a radio probe balloon.
On April 30, 2022, at the Everest Mountaineering Base Camp, researchers collected atmospheric microorganisms.
On April 30, 2022, at the Everest Mountaineering Base Camp, researchers extracted microorganisms from the meltwater of glaciers.
On April 30, 2022, at the Everest Mountaineering Base Camp, researchers extracted microorganisms from glacial meltwater for research.
"Peak Mission 2022 - Comprehensive Scientific Expedition and Research on the Extremely High Altitude Area of Mount Everest" was attended by 16 scientific expedition teams from 5 scientific expedition teams and a total of more than 270 scientific expedition team members. This is a comprehensive scientific expedition with the widest subject coverage, the largest number of participants, and the most advanced instruments and equipment since the launch of the comprehensive scientific expedition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in 2017. The "Peak Mission" Everest scientific expedition will for the first time break through the altitude of more than 8,000 meters and complete the comprehensive scientific investigation task of the summit of Mount Everest, which is a feat of human beings to carry out extremely high altitude comprehensive scientific investigation and research in the Everest region.
Source: Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News