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Rafting in Russia

b4rringt0n (Member Profile)

NASA | Rendezvous with an Ice-Bound Vessel

oritteropo says...

It was explained in the link in the description, but it was so they could compare datasets between the ground and remote measurements:

The objective, which was accomplished during Operation IceBridge’s March 19 inaugural flight of the 2015 Arctic campaign, was for the C-130 to overfly a survey field located on an ice floe next to the vessel, while taking remote measurements of snow and sea ice thickness. The survey field was almost simultaneously measured from the ground by the ship-bound researchers, so that scientists can compare both datasets in coming months.

Sagemind said:

So, let me get this straight.
Their job was to find the ship, so they could fly over top of it..., and then head home? Even though they were in constant communication with the ship, and knew all was good.

And the purpose for this was....????????

mintbbb (Member Profile)

Across The Universe - I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Crake says...

hear hear, totally horrible film, the 70s really need to realize they're over and go out on an ice floe.

Baby boomers, tsk... I hope when we invent eternal youth, we decide to wait 30 years to publish the discovery.

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