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NSIDC, Article by Agnieszka Gautier, June 13, 2022

Every three months, the NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) completes a comprehensive measurement of Earth’s surface, mapping our planet in cool three-dimensional details. It tracks changes to tree canopy heights, ocean and lake levels, and the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice. Read more here.