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NASA’s Icesat-2

September 3 , 2018 2147 days 817 0
  • NASA is set to launch the most advanced laser instrument (ICESat-2) to measure the changes in the heights of Earth’s polar ice in unprecedented detail.
  • The Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) will measure the average annual elevation change of land ice covering Greenland and Antarctica.
  • It is equipped with Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) to measures height by timing.

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