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BedMachine: A high-precision map of Antarctic ice sheet bed topography
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NASA visualization of BedMachine’s inferred Antarctic bed topography. This is a scientific model using measurements and physical constraints, not a direct photograph beneath the ice.
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- Creator
- NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
- Content type
- Educational or documentary video
- Published (provider metadata)
- 2020-02-03T08:59:02-08:00
- Duration (provider metadata)
- 3 min 8 sec
- Topic
- Maps & geography
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- Original video — NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
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