IceBridge Flies 300 Hours of Antarctic Science Flights (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Flying low over the Earth's southernmost continent, Operation IceBridge is wrapping up its eighth consecutive field season of mapping the ice sheet and glaciers of Antarctica, as well as the surrounding sea ice. With more than 300 hours logged in the air over 24 science flights, the mission is considering 2016 one of the most successful seasons yet.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Jefferson Beck, producer

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