The landscape beneath Antarctica's icy surface revealed in unprecedented detail
37 minutes ago Share Save Mark Poynting , Climate researcher and Erwan Rivault , Senior data designer Share Save
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A new map has unmasked the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice in unprecedented detail, something scientists say could greatly enhance our understanding of the frozen white continent. Researchers used satellite data and the physics of how Antarctica's glaciers move to work out what the continent might look like beneath the ice. They found evidence of thousands of previously undiscovered hills and ridges, and say their maps of some of Antarctica's hidden mountain ranges are clearer than ever before.
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