NASA's Operation IceBridge mission, the largest airborne survey ever flown of Earth's polar ice, kicked off its second year of study when NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory arrived in Greenland March 22.
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Mission: Operation IceBridge 2010
NASA’s Operation IceBridge mission, the largest airborne survey ever flown of Earth’s polar ice, kicked off its second year of study when NASA’s DC-8 airborne science laboratory arrived in Greenland March 22. The flying science lab departed Building 703 in Palmdale, CA, for Thule, Greenland, March 21. Scientists and flight crew flew 10 to 12 science missions over the Arctic over a five-week period. The first priority was to survey Arctic sea ice, which reached its maximum extent each year in March or early April. High- and low-altitude flights also surveyed Greenland’s ice sheet and outlet glaciers.March 17, 2010
NASA Photo / Tom Tschida