Wednesday, February 24, 2010

ICESat's Notable Moments in Science

Over the last decade, NASA has launched a series of satellites to monitor the health of our planet. One such satellite -- the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) -- has provided a sustained, big-picture look at ice thickness at Earth's polar regions.Now, after seven years in orbit and 15 laser-operation campaigns, ICESat has stopped collecting science data. The last of three

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