Plot of Possible Sea Ice Distribution on Exoplanet (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Plot of Possible Sea Ice Distribution on Exoplanet

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This is a plot of what the sea ice distribution could look like on a synchronously rotating ocean world. The star is off to the right, blue is where there is open ocean, and white is where there is sea ice.

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Anthony Del Genio/GISS/NASA

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