Antarctica in 3D

Thanks to ESA’s CryoSat mission, a new map of Antarctica provides the most accurate 3D view ever of the continent’s vast ice sheet and floating ice shelves. This latest digital elevation model, which is available for download, replaces the version published in March 2017. The model uses about 250 million measurements that CryoSat took between July 2010 and July 2016. This is about five million more than were used in the 2017 version, giving a snapshot of the height of the ice across 95% of the continent.