Byrd Glacier Exhibit

  • Released Thursday, June 27, 2002
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A physical model of this visualization is on display at the National Geographic Explorers Hall Museum in Washington D.C.
'Byrd Glacier plunges through a deep valley in the Transatlantic Mountains and onto the Ross Ice Shelf, dropping more than 4,300 feet over a distance of 112 miles. It remains a distinct ice stream all the way to the edge of the shelf, some 260 miles from the foot of the mountains to the open sea.' -National Geographic Magazine, February 2002

Animation depicting a virtual view of the Byrd Glacier model

200 meter post-spaced Landsat mosaic of the Byrd Glacier.

200 meter post-spaced Landsat mosaic of the Byrd Glacier.

Byrd Glacier Exhibit on display at the National Geographic Explorers Hall in Washington, D.C. (photo taken by Landon Nordeman, National Geographic Society)

Byrd Glacier Exhibit on display at the National Geographic Explorers Hall in Washington, D.C. (photo taken by Landon Nordeman, National Geographic Society)

Video slate image reads "Byrd Glacier ExhibitVirtual model of the Byrd Glacier exhibit on display at the National Geographic Explorer's Hall Museum in Washington, D.C."

Video slate image reads "Byrd Glacier Exhibit

Virtual model of the Byrd Glacier exhibit on display at the National Geographic Explorer's Hall Museum in Washington, D.C."

Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, U.S. Geological Survey, Byrd Polar Research Center - The Ohio State University, Canadian Space Agency, RADARSAT International Inc.

This page was originally published on Thursday, June 27, 2002.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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