Currently, there are seven VR tours available as part of Virtual Ice Explorer. The entire collection can be seen at the Virtual Ice Explorer site, with four of the highlights linked below.
Join one of the Byrd Center’s expeditions to Mount Huascarán in Peru to retrieve the highest elevation ice core collected from the Southern Hemisphere at go.osu.edu/huascaranVR.
Screenshot of Huascarán VR tour
Visit Kelleys Island in Lake Erie to explore the region’s bedrock, observe features that document past levels of this Great Lake, and step into a dramatic glacial feature created during the most recent ice age at go.osu.edu/kelleysislandVR.
Screenshot of Kelleys Island VR tour
Explore the largest ice-free region of Antarctica, called the Dry Valleys, with Byrd Center scientists at go.osu.edu/dryvalleysVR.
Screenshot of Dry Valleys VR tour
Join National Park Service staff as they conduct monitoring on the Kennicott Glacier in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve at go.osu.edu/kennicottVR.
Screenshot from Kennicott VR tour