Antarctica Exposed

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center · 2013-06-20

NASA explains the Bedmap2 reconstruction of Antarctic ice and underlying bedrock, developed through work led by the British Antarctic Survey. The film visualizes measurements and a scientific model; it is not a photograph of an ice-free continent.

NASA’s Bedmap2 visualization of Antarctic ice and bedrock; a scientific reconstruction, not an ice-free aerial photograph.
NASA’s Bedmap2 visualization of Antarctic ice and bedrock; a scientific reconstruction, not an ice-free aerial photograph. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. No NASA endorsement implied.

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