Does meteorite-hunting in Antarctica sound like a great way to use up your vacation days? Book soon; the austral summer's here! Sunshine 24 hours a day and
relatively mild temperatures await the intrepid traveler.
Seriously, the ANSMET project DOES accept a few grad students each year for meteorite searches. Here's the link :
I wanna GO! How do I volunteer?
There is a lot of Antarctic activity that doesn't involve camping out on the ice. For example, ship expeditions go down there regularly and the cruise around measuring things of scientific interest.