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- Robert Bindschadler's Antarctic Blog
- 12.13.07 -- NASA's Robert Bindschadler wrote a blog during his latest trip to Antarctica on a quest to carry out experiments at Pine Island Glacier. The blog details his journey to learn more about why the glacier's ice shelf is experiencing accelerated thinning of its ice, causing an impact on sea level.
- Tour Of The Cryosphere: Earth's Frozen Assets (Poster)
- 01.01.05 -- The cryosphere is those parts of Earth's surface where water is found in solid form: sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets and icebergs. This color poster shows how NASA Earth-observing satellites are providing scientists with insights into the cryosphere. The poster can be downloaded in multiple sizes and formats.
- Crack in the Petermann Glacier
- 09.12.08 -- Researchers at the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University have expressed concern at the presence of a rift in Greenland's Petermann Glacier.
Latest News
- Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest Coverage for 2008
- 09.16.08 -- Arctic sea ice coverage appears to have reached its lowest extent for 2008 and the second-lowest amount recorded since the dawn of the satellite era.
- For Toy-Like NASA Robots in Arctic, Ice Research is Child's Play
- 07.15.08 -- SnoMotes are the first prototype network of their kind envisioned to rove treacherous areas of the Arctic and Antarctic.
- NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars Is Colder
- 05.15.08 -- New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought.
Background
- Greenland's Rising Air Temperatures Drive Ice Loss at Surface and Beyond
- 02.20.08 -- A new NASA study confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland's massive ice sheet has been rising, fueling the loss of the island's ice at the surface and throughout the mass beneath.
- NASA Scientist Leads International Expedition to Antarctica In Search of Extreme Organisms
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- Inflatable Habitat Blog
- 01.17.08 -- Get the cold, hard facts about setting up an inflatable lunar habitat in Antarctica straight from the frigid fingers of Larry Toups, habitat lead for NASA's Constellation Program Lunar Surface Systems Office, as he keeps an online journal of the process during January 2008.
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