ICESat First Light Release: A Closer View of the Coast

  • Released Friday, May 23, 2003
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Elevation data from ICESat's GLAS instrument is quite detailed, as can be seen in this close-up view of a profile that passes near the Banzare Coast in Antarctica. (The green elevation profile in this animation is exaggerated vertically by a factor of 10x for aesthetic purposes.)

Animation showing one ICESat elevation data pass near Antarcticas Banzare Coast.

A slice of ICESat elevation data (170 meter post-spaced) near Antarcticas Banzare Coast laying over a flat RADARSAT texture.

A slice of ICESat elevation data (170 meter post-spaced) near Antarcticas Banzare Coast laying over a flat RADARSAT texture.

Another slice of elevation data (170 meter post-spaced) near Antarcticas Banzare Coast.

Another slice of elevation data (170 meter post-spaced) near Antarcticas Banzare Coast.

Slate from video tape reads 'A Closer View of the Coast; Elevation data from ICESat's GLAS instrument is quite detailed, as can be seen in this close-up view of a profile that passes near the Banzare Coast in Antarctica.'

Slate from video tape reads 'A Closer View of the Coast; Elevation data from ICESat's GLAS instrument is quite detailed, as can be seen in this close-up view of a profile that passes near the Banzare Coast in Antarctica.'

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, Canadian Space Agency, RADARSAT International Inc.

This page was originally published on Friday, May 23, 2003.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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