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NASA IceBridge2063 viewsThe Operation IceBridge mission, initiated in 2009, collects airborne remote sensing measurements to bridge the gap between NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat-I) mission and the upcoming ICESat-II mission. This photo was taken over the Patagonian ice fields, on November 23, 2009.
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934 viewsThis image shows the annual climatology melt for 2007 from Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Characteristics Derived from Passive Microwave Data.
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2724 viewsTed pretends to surf on a sastrugi, a snow formation caused by strong winds.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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528 viewsMcMurdo Station sits on Ross Island, on McMurdo Bay in Antarctica.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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483 viewsMount Erebus is located on Ross Island, towering above McMurdo Station.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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519 viewsDuring the flight from McMurdo Station to the South Pole, the team had some great views of the ice sheet.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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540 viewsThis mountain range in Antarctica was photographed from the air during the flight from McMurdo Station to the South Pole.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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603 viewsThis Antarctic ice stream carries ice off the ice sheet towards the ocean.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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480 views U.S.-Norway Traverse of East Antarctica used large, specially designed vehicles to drive slowly across the ice sheet.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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445 viewsThe U.S.-Norway Traverse of East Antarctica used large, specially designed vehicles to drive slowly across the ice sheet.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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579 viewsThe lead vehicle in the U.S.-Norway Traverse of East Antarctica used this extendable radar to monitor the ice sheet for hidden crevasses.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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South Pole junkyard260 viewsMuch of the equipment brought to the south pole by researchers ends up staying there.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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