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GRACE—FO Mission
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on (GRACE-FO) mission is a partnership between NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). GRACE-FO is a successor to the original GRACE mission, which began orbiting Earth on March 17, 2002. GRACE-FO will carry on the extremely successful work of its predecessor while testing a new technology ..
Topics: Earth Observing System • Glaciology • Grace • GRACE and GRACE-FO • Gravimetry • Gravity of Earth • Ice sheet • Spacecraft • Spaceflight • Synthetic aperture radar
A rift of the size of Grand Canyon discovered under Antarctic ice sheet
A rift of the size of the Grand Canyon has been discovered under the Antarctic ice sheet. According to the scientists the rift is contributing to ice melt and a consequent rise in the sea level. The rift is around 1.5 kms deep, 10 kms wide and 100 kms long. Scientist believe a melting West ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Antarctic ice sheet • Antarctica • Climate change • Effects of global warming • Glaciology • Ice sheet • In Antarctica • Physical geography • Sea level rise • West Antarctic Ice Sheet