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Stefanie Waldek

Beneath the ice: Satellites help map Antarctica's subglacial surface like never before

A close up of Earth in the darkness of space with a white shape in the middle of its oceans and clouds. .

One of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system is closer to home than you might expect: the continent of Antarctica.

While Antarctica's icy surface is fairly well-studied, its subglacial bedrock landscape — located up to 3 miles (4.8 km) beneath the ice — is more difficult to discern. Current methods of mapping require expensive ground-based and airborne surveys, and such activities are few and far between.

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