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Flying Through a Crack in the Ice

Scientists merged photographs and laser altimetry data to create a virtual journey through the crack in Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier.


Animation by the NASA IceBridge team. Caption by Mike Carlowicz, with reporting from Patrick Lynch and Jefferson Beck.

Published February 29, 2012
Data acquired October 26, 2011

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Aircraft Sensors