Detailed Map of Antarctica
Technology is changing many things. Have you noticed how quickly you go through the checkout line at the grocery? Mammograms are more accurate because of digital imagery available that was not there for us before. We are discovering that what we thought of as boundaries are changing.
NASA has released a detailed map of Antarctica. As noted on CNN online, the map, dubbed the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica, is a realistic, nearly cloudless view of the southernmost continent with a resolution 10 times greater than in previous images.
The first satellite images were taken in 1972. That is when my husband and I met! New imagery gives us a time-lapse historical record of how Antarctica has changed and will enable us to continue to watch changes unfold. It is amazing the amount of knowledge we can gain from new technology.
