The tower is 32 meters (105 feet) tall. We needed to be high above the surface for our measurements so that our instrument measuring reflected sunlight from the surface would see a large enough area on the surface to average over several of the sastrugi. Walking up the tower was a good way to get used to the 3200-meter (10,500-foot) elevation of the staion.

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