Arctic sea ice opening, September 2019. This photo, taken during an Operation IceBridge flight, shows an opening in the sea ice cover north of Greenland. The opening (known as a 'lead') is partially filled by much smaller sea ice rubble and floes. Operation IceBridge is a NASA project that monitors polar ice cover using aircraft instead of satellites. It was introduced in 2009 as a replacement for the malfunctioning ICESat satellite. Photographed on 9 September 2019. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / NASA / Operation IceBridge |
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