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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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Greenland in White, Brown, and Blue
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Greenland in White, Brown, and Blue

Meltwater accumulates in the rocky terrain near the northeastern coast.

Published May 31, 2012

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Northwest Greenland Canyons
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Northwest Greenland Canyons

Acquired March 29, 2011, this photograph shows canyons along the coast of northwestern Greenland.

Published May 1, 2011

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Edge of the Ice
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Edge of the Ice

Summer snowmelt along the flank of Greenland’s Humboldt Glacier exposes layers of ice from ancient climate periods.

Published Sep 28, 2019

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Melt Ponds, Northeastern Greenland
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Melt Ponds, Northeastern Greenland

To understand ice sheets, glaciologists venture both below the surface with ice cores, and into the sky with satellites. Satellite imagery of the Greenland Ice Sheet reveals melt ponds that can affect glacier flow and sea level.

Published Oct 29, 2008

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Back to the Arctic
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Back to the Arctic

A NASA scientist captured this view of the Moon while surveying sea ice off northeastern Greenland during Operation IceBridge.

Published Mar 28, 2014

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A Block of Thwaites
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A Block of Thwaites

Researchers working on Operation Icebridge captured fresh photos and data from the ice on the bottom of the world.

Published Nov 10, 2012

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Curious Circles in Arctic Sea Ice
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Curious Circles in Arctic Sea Ice

Scientists pose an array of explanations for the strange circular features visible on sea ice in the eastern Beaufort Sea.

Published Apr 21, 2018

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Operation IceBridge Turns Five
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Operation IceBridge Turns Five

Sea ice in the Amundsen Sea was among the first images acquired by the airborne campaign designed to study Earth's polar ice.

Published Oct 16, 2014

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Bring Your Camera
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Bring Your Camera

Scientists on NASA’s P-3B research plane get eye-popping views of rarely seen or photographed ice. The latest round of Operation IceBridge flights concluded on May 2, 2013.

Published May 2, 2013

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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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Flying over Arctic Sea Ice
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Flying over Arctic Sea Ice

Taken from a low-flying airplane on March 26, 2011, these detailed photos of Arctic sea ice show the richly varied texture in the ice floe.

Published Apr 1, 2011

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An Old Bird on the Greenland Ice
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An Old Bird on the Greenland Ice

A World War II era airplane has become a visual waypoint for researchers flying on the IceBridge polar mapping missions.

Published Jun 1, 2014

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