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Enduring Antarctic Sea Ice

An icebreaker cut through persistent sea ice in the Weddell Sea during an expedition that ultimately located Shackleton’s lost ship.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey with additional processing by Norman Kuring, bathymetry and topography data from the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), and sea ice extent from Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water (GCOM-W1) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Photo courtesy of James Blake/Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust. The Endurance22 expedition was organized and funded by The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published March 11, 2022
Data acquired March 5, 2022

Sources:
GCOM-W1 > AMSR-2
In situ Measurement
Landsat 9 > OLI-2
Model
Photograph