Mount Vinson
October 25, 2012
NASA’s DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica’s tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. The flight is part of NASA’s Operation IceBridge, a multi-year airborne campaign to monitor changes in Earth’s polar ice caps in both the Antarctic and Arctic. IceBridge science flights from Punta Arenas, Chile, began on Oct. 12 and continue through early November. Mount Vinson is located in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica.
Image Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger
Image Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger
Topics:
Environment, Physical geography, Ellsworth Mountains, Geography of Antarctica, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mount Tyree, Sentinel Range, Antarctica, Vinson Massif, Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, West Antarctica
