Counting on NASA's ICESat-2 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Counting on NASA's ICESat-2

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The ICESat-2 satellite undergoes tests one last time before it is placed in the rocket. ICESat-2, scheduled to launch Sept. 15, will precisely measure the height of Earth's ice and monitor change.

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USAF 30th Space Wing/Timothy Trenkle

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