Landscape mapped beneath Thwaites Glacier – Antarctic glacier’s subsurface provides clues to its future behavior
2024-04-18 23:46:25 Mighty peaks, deep lakes and flat terrain: a research expedition has for the first time mapped the underground beneath Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier – the widest glacier on earth. The mapping reveals that under the 800 to 1,200 meter thick ice lies a varied landscape with both braking and smooth sections. Lakes 100 oceans … Read more