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Rare 7.6kg meteorite
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Copernicus Sentinel-2 helps explorers unearth rare meteorite

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Sentinel-2 captures Antarctica’s new iceberg
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Giant iceberg breaks away from Antarctic ice shelf

25/01/2023 27344 views 168 likes
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Flying for CryoSat and ICESat-2 in Antarctica
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Future-proofing ice measurements from space

19/01/2023 4225 views 76 likes
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Thwaites Glacier
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Sentinel-1 and AI uncover glacier crevasses

09/01/2023 7170 views 73 likes
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Ozone hole extension 2022
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How do satellites monitor the ozone layer?

16/09/2022 7804 views 59 likes
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Patterns of magnetic rocks and embayment under the ice in East Antarctica
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Filling the GOCE data gap unearths South Pole’s geological …

09/03/2022 4290 views 104 likes
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A-74 iceberg near collision with Brunt Ice Shelf

20/08/2021 8607 views 180 likes
New radar images show the A-74 iceberg spinning around the western tip of the Brunt Ice Shelf, brushing slightly against it before continuing southwards.
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Giant iceberg breaks off Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica

02/03/2021 28717 views 342 likes
New Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar images show a giant iceberg breaking off from the northern section of Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf
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Mapped by Sentinel-1 for Vendée Globe safety

28/01/2021 8281 views 80 likes
Competitors of the Vendée Globe sailing race are now nearing the finishing point, but while they were near the treacherous iceberg-infested waters of the Southern Ocean they remained relatively safe thanks to satellite observations.
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A-68A on the move

01/12/2020 15484 views 169 likes
All eyes remain on the giant A-68A iceberg on its journey across the Southern Ocean. This image shows A-68A’s movements over the past 15 days using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-3 missions.
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Iceberg A-68A: hit or miss?

26/11/2020 12358 views 157 likes
An enormous iceberg, called A-68A, has made headlines over the past weeks as it drifts towards South Georgia in the Southern Ocean. New images show the berg is rotating and potentially drifting westwards.
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ESA and the Antarctic

Understanding the Antarctic

Satellite observations monitor ozone hole Cryosat's Antarctic Challenges Monitoring wildlife on the most inaccesible continent

Research in the Antarctic

Studying the cosmic microwave background from Antarctica Life in a land far, far away Alien rocks exposed in Antarctica Understanding Auroras at the bottom of the world

What ESA offers

SMOS: antarctic ice sheet Sentinel-1: Oceans and ice

Programmes, Partners and Users

Monitoring atmospheric composition & climate: Ozone layer and UV radiation ESA Climate Change Initiative: Antarctica Concordia station: human exploration

Publications related to Space for the Antarctic

Sentinel-1: Radar vision for Copernicus Cryosat: ESA's ice mission Sentinel-3 brochure

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