NASA Flies to Antarctica for Largest Airborne Polar Ice Survey

NASA begins a series of flights Oct. 15 to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets. The flights are part of Operation Ice Bridge, a six-year campaign that is the largest airborne survey ever made of ice at Earth's polar regions.

Link: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/oct/HQ_09-234_Ice_Bridge_Preview.html

Time: 8. Oct. 2009

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