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08.04.2011 09:41 Age: 14 yrs

Cryosat-2: already 1 year !

Category: News of the other missions

Launched on 8 April 2010, Cryosat is celebrating its 1st anniversary today.

Cryosat-2 is an altimetry satellite built by the European Space Agency dedicated to polar observation. Ice data were recently delivered to scientits leading to community to compute how the volume of ice is changing.

Further information:

  • <link http: www.esa.int esalp esaomh1vmoc_lpcryosat_0.html _top external-link-new-window>Cryosat on Esa website
  • Mission: <link internal-link>Cryosat