The Most Detailed Images of Polar Ice Cap Thickness Yet [Science]

In 2010, the European Space Agency launched Cryosat, a spacecraft designed to monitor changes in the shape and thickness of polar ice on Earth. It's taken the scientists behind the project some time to crunch through all the data—but they've managed it, and the new images offer an unprecedented view of the state of our ice caps. More »

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