Trajectory of today’s science mission over the Filchner Ice Shelf

Trajectory of today’s science mission over the Filcher Ice Shelf (yellow line). The Ronne Ice Shelf Grounding line east is shown in dark blue plotted over the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA). Locations of subglacial lakes (red outlines) have been provided by Ben Smith, APL of University of Washington.

Credits
NASA/Michael Studinger
Subject
Data
Aircraft
DC-8 - AFRC
Mission
OIB

 

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