Space probe set to size up polar ice: Europe's ice-monitoring project gets a second chance after 2005 launch mishap

Authors :: Schiermeier, Quirin
Source :: Nature. April 1, 2010, Vol. 464 Issue 7289, p658, 1 p.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: Almost five years after watching a launch failure destroy their ice-measuring satellite, Europe's polar researchers are ready to try again. For scientists hoping to understand how polar ice is reacting [...]

Subjects :: Arctic research
Climatic changes -- Influence
Ice caps -- Environmental aspects
Artificial satellites -- Launching
Environmental issues
Science and technology
Zoology and wildlife conservation

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