IceSat laser mission to target poles

Name: IceSat laser mission to target poles
Uploaded: 2018-02-01T20:53:39.000Z
Duration: 5 min 58 s
Description: Nasa's IceSat-2 spacecraft will use a laser to measure change in the Arctic and the Antarctic.

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Nasa's IceSat-2 spacecraft will use a laser to monitor changes in the ice-sheets that cover Antarctica and Greenland. It will also assess the thickness of sea-ice in the polar regions. Project scientist Thorsten Markus explained the mission to our correspondent Jonathan Amos.

Science & Environment

1 February 2018