NASA blue marble of Arctic sea ice extent on March 15, 2026
This NASA blue marble image shows Arctic sea ice extent on March 15, 2025, when sea ice likely reached another record low maximum extent for the year. Sea ice extent for March 15 averaged 14.29 million square kilometers (5.52 million square miles), tied with 2025 for the lowest maximum extent in the 48-year satellite record. — Credit: NSIDC/NASA Earth Observatory