NASA to host media briefing on new ice-monitoring mission – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

NASA to host media briefing on new ice-monitoring mission – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 22, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat-2), which will fly NASA’s most advanced laser altimeter to measure Earth’s changing ice.

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NASA invites media to view launch of ICESat-2 from west coast – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

NASA invites media to view launch of ICESat-2 from west coast – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

The ICESat-2 mission will measure the changing height of Earth's glaciers, ice sheets and sea ice, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses per second. Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, scheduled for Saturday, Sept.

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NASA launching advanced laser to measure Earth’s changing ice – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

NASA launching advanced laser to measure Earth’s changing ice – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) will provide scientists with height measurements that create a global portrait of Earth's third dimension, gathering data that can precisely track changes of terrain including glaciers, sea ice, and forests.

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Counting on NASA's ICESat-2 – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

Counting on NASA's ICESat-2 – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

Hundreds of people at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, worked to build this smart-car-sized instrument to exacting requirements so that scientists can measure minute changes in our planet’s ice.

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