August 26, 2005

ICE!

Something completely different from my usual posts: satellites.

A satellite launch is being prepared for October from Russia (okay, that's nothing special, as there are launches there regularly).
Anyway, the mission itself is quite interesting. The CryoSat mission has as its goal to monitor the polar ice caps for the next three years to get a better idea of how fast (or even if) global warming is preceding. The link in the title gives more technical information.

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