The North Pole, or as I like to call it, the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface in the Northern Hemisphere. It's basically the tiptop point of the planet, directly opposite the South Pole.

Now, there are these two satellites, NOAA20 and Suomi NPP, that are part of the Joint Polar Satellite System constellation, and they're flying around the Earth from pole to pole 14 times a day while the Earth does its spin thing. And get this, they're separated by 50 minutes so that scientists can watch ice moving in the Arctic with looped imagery. It's like having your own personal ice skating show online.

But let's talk about the North Pole itself. Unlike the South Pole, there's no solid land up there, just a whole lot of ice floating on top of the Arctic Ocean. Over the past 40 years or so, scientists have noticed a major decrease in the amount and thickness of that ice during both summer and winter months. It's a bit concerning, really.

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