NASA | Operation Icebridge: Recovery Offshore 01

The video features John Sontag, a senior scientist with the ATM team, discussing the Recovery Offshore 1 mission in East Antarctica. The mission aims to study the interaction between glaciers and ocean waters using gravity and radar instruments. Despite challenging weather conditions, the team successfully collected data to understand underwater cavities and their impact on glacier behavior.

What was the main objective of the Recovery Offshore 1 mission?

What challenges are associated with measuring the shape of the cavity beneath the Filchner ice shelf?

How do scientists use the measurements collected from the underwater cavities?

Describe the weather conditions during the mission and how they affected the flight.

What was the significance of the clear skies observed over the Filchner ice shelf area?