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NASA's ICESat-2 Looks Beyond the Icy Poles
Released on December 4, 2020
ICESat-2's main science objective is ice, but the mission is also able to measure the heights of other features, including ocean bathymetry, trees and mountain glaciers.
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Credits
Ryan Fitzgibbons
(USRA): Lead Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch
(ADNET): Technical Support
Kate Ramsayer
(Telophase): Lead Writer
Thomas A. Neumann
(NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Nathan T. Kurtz
(NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Amy Neuenschwander
(University of Texas at Austin): Interviewee
Lori Magruder
(University of Texas at Austin): Interviewee
Alex S. Gardner
(NASA/JPL CalTech): Interviewee
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Mission:
Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2)
Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
NASA Science >> Earth
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