New Antarctica map reveals hidden landscape beneath ice
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Scientists Just Produced the Best Map of Antarctica’s Sub-glacial Landscape, and It’s Good News for Climate Change
In a landmark study published in Science, researchers have unveiled a high-resolution map of the Antarctic bed. This study brings a new method that uses the ice itself as a lens, revealing a complex, scar-riddled landscape of ancient valleys, canyons, and mountains that have been hidden for millions of years.
What comes to mind when you think of Antarctica? Probably snow and ice. But a group of international scientists are shaking up what we think we know about the continent after unveiling a new, very detailed map of everything beneath the millions of miles of ...