Images related to Operation IceBridge Turns Five

New Map of Antarctica’s Icy Edge
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New Map of Antarctica’s Icy Edge

This image shows the latest estimate of the ice edge around Law Promontory, which juts out from East Antarctica’s coastline near Stefansson Bay.

Published Jul 23, 2010

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Thick and Thin Ice in the Weddell Sea
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Thick and Thin Ice in the Weddell Sea

New elevation measurements will give researchers an unprecedented understanding of the thickness of sea ice, which will be used to help improve climate modeling and forecasts.

Published Dec 18, 2018

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A Mélange of Ice
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A Mélange of Ice

NASA aircraft return to the Arctic to assess the health of the region’s ice.

Published May 3, 2012

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Icy Fingers in the Weddell Sea
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Icy Fingers in the Weddell Sea

As a result of the collision, blocks of ice slide above and below each other in a pattern that resembles a zipper or interlocking fingers.

Published Nov 22, 2017

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Ice in the Weddell Sea
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Ice in the Weddell Sea

Areas of new sea ice are visible in the vicinity of the Larsen C ice shelf off the Antarctic Peninsula.

Published Jan 2, 2018

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Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Maximum Extent
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Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Maximum Extent

This map shows sea ice extent around Antarctica on September 22, 2013, when ice covered more of the Southern Ocean than at any other time in the satellite record.

Published Oct 1, 2013

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Sea Ice in the Bellingshausen Sea
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Sea Ice in the Bellingshausen Sea

A spectacular view of sea ice was captured during an Operation IceBridge flight in 2014; the mission surveyed ice at both poles again in 2015, this time simultaneously.

Published Oct 4, 2015

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When Land Ice Meets Sea Ice
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When Land Ice Meets Sea Ice

Starting out as land ice, these icebergs are now trapped in sea ice off the east coast of Greenland.

Published May 13, 2018

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Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Maximum Extent
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Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Maximum Extent

As the Arctic experienced a new record summer minimum for ice extent, the Antarctic set a new record for maximum winter sea ice.

Published Oct 11, 2012

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Scientists Locate Penguins by What They Leave Behind
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Scientists Locate Penguins by What They Leave Behind

A guano stain betrays the location of an emperor penguin colony on Antarctic ice in this Landsat image from December 4, 2002.

Published Jun 5, 2009

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A Neat Slice of Ice in Antarctica
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A Neat Slice of Ice in Antarctica

A sharp-edged rectangular iceberg floats near the Larsen C ice shelf.

Published Oct 23, 2018

Unique Imagery Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice

Lakes Drain under Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Lakes Drain under Antarctic Ice Sheet

Throughout Antarctica, broad ribbons of ice known as ice streams shed large quantities of ice into the ocean.

Published Apr 24, 2007

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2011 Sea Ice Minimum
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2011 Sea Ice Minimum

In September 2011, the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record.

Published Oct 5, 2011

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Ice in the Greenland Sea
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Ice in the Greenland Sea

Sea ice and glacial ice mixes off the northeast coast of the great island.

Published Aug 24, 2014

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Subglacial Lakes, Antarctica
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Subglacial Lakes, Antarctica

To the untrained eye, Antarctica may look like a giant piece of solid ice that rarely changes, but scientists studying the continent have long known better. The icy surface is dynamic, with glaciers and "streams" of ice flowing toward the ocean.

Published Apr 27, 2007

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Porpoiseful Ice Studies
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Porpoiseful Ice Studies

Hundreds of scientific papers have come out of NASA’s Operation IceBridge, which ended this week.

Published Nov 23, 2019

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Sea Ice and Icebergs off East Antarctica
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Sea Ice and Icebergs off East Antarctica

Acquired October 7, 2011, this natural-color image shows an ice menagerie off the coast of East Antarctica.

Published Oct 23, 2011

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