A new generation of ice-penetrating maps has turned the blank white of Antarctica into a richly contoured world of mountains, valleys, rivers and lakes. For the first time, scientists can trace this ...
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The new map revealed tens of thousands of previously undiscovered landforms. Alexey Belenkiy via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY-SA-3.0 Scientists have long known more about the surfaces of some other ...
Scientists have mapped Antarctica's hidden terrain. This reveals how mountains and valleys beneath the ice control glacier speed. Meltwater acts as a lubricant, but rough terrain increases friction.
Scientists have mapped over 300 hidden submarine canyons beneath Antarctica, revealing ocean pathways that may speed up ice ...