It showed a smiling person standing in front of a research station. This image struck a nerve with Peter, making the whole situation feel more realistic and poignant. The bits of life scattered in the shelter amid the cold isolation of the iceberg filled him with a mixture of wonder and a deep sense of connection to the experience of this unknown person.
Investigating further, Peter encountered an even more telling sign of the shelter’s purpose: pieces of scientific equipment lay everywhere. Among them he found weathered notebooks filled with meticulous observations and data, a broken Geiger counter and a battered telescope. “Wait a minute,” Peter said aloud, listing everything. “On this iceberg, someone did some serious scientific work.”