The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
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Arctic sea-ice thickness in October 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 based on data
from ESA’s CryoSat mission. In October 2013, CryoSat measured about 9000
cubic km of sea ice – a notable increase compared to 6000 cubic km in October
2012.