An ICESat image reveals the textured surfaces of Antarctic ice sheets in amazing detail. The high flat area in the center of the continent is called the East Antarctic Plateau; the white area surrounding the continent is sea ice. Image completed 23 May 2003, courtesy of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, Canadian Space Agency, RADARSAT International Inc.
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