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Ice World Assay: Ancient Antarctica Reveals A ‘One–two Punch’ Behind Ice Sheet Collapse

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: there are currently two advanced missions heading for the jovian system – Europa Clipper and ESA Juice – to study icy Europa and the other icy worlds orbiting […]

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Ancient Mars Climate With a Polar Ocean and Ice Sheet Dynamics

by Keith Cowing

In this article, we study the conditions required to maintain a stable ocean on Mars 3 Ga using a new suite of simulations.

Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Icy Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Ice Planet Update: New Tipping Point Discovered Beneath Earth’s Antarctic Ice Sheet

by Keith Cowing

A new and worrying way that large ice sheets can melt has been characterised by scientists for the first time. The research focuses on how relatively warm seawater can lap […]

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