During the Cold War, Antarctica was primed for conquest. Here’s how it became an international science laboratory.

This NASA Mission Uses Cold War Planes to Map the World's Largest Island
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Antarctic Glaciology and Geophysics Antarctica: Glaciological and Geophysical Folio. David J. Drewry
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Rescued Radar Maps Reveal Antarctica’s Past
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“More than 2 million newly digitized images extend the history of the bottom of the ice sheet”

Dustin Schroeder: How we look kilometers below the Antarctic ice sheet
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“Antarctica is a vast and dynamic place, but radar technologies from World War IIera film to stateoftheart miniaturized sensors are enabling scientists to observe and understand changes beneath the continent's ice in unprecedented detail.”

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