Natural Resources Canada is highlighting some of its women scientists who are working within the department conducting research on this International Women’s Day.

The federal department says Anne Farineau and Rachel van Herpt traveled to the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula last summer to install a new global navigation satellite system station and were part of the first all-woman crew to set up a receiving station for satellite data in Newfoundland.

Stations, like the one installed at L’Anse aux Meadows, receive signals from satellites, and help scientists track Earth’s movements, measure tectonic shifts and monitor sea levels. The two researchers met a number of challenges along the way, including some pretty wild weather, and learning more about the history, flora and fauna of the region.