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Though NASA researcher Bob Bindschadler had hoped to return to Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf and continue his research during the 2009 season, this video explians how plans hit a snag. Sometimes science takes time, especially when it comes to dealing with the forbidding conditions of Antarctica.
Credits
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Animators
- Susan Twardy (HTSI) [Lead]
- Chris Meaney (KBRwyle)
- Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC)
Writer
- Kathryn Hansen (SSAI)
Video editor
- Jefferson Beck (KBRwyle)
Scientist
- Bob Bindschadler (NASA/GSFC)
Producer
- Jefferson Beck (KBRwyle)
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