Robotic Submarine Snaps First-Ever Images at Foundation of Notorious Thwaites Antarctic Glacier

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 10:30 in Earth & Climate

During an unprecedented scientific campaign on an Antarctic glacier notorious for contributions to sea-level, researchers took first-ever images at the glacier’s foundations on the ocean floor. The area is key to Thwaites Glacier’s potential to become more dangerous, and in the coming months, the research team hopes to give the world a clearer picture of […]

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