The map of an icy desert 🇦🇶 Showing the surface of Antarctica in such detail means it can be used in anything from planning fieldwork to modelling the ice sheet. It also allows scientists to distinguish between changes in topography and ice motion when working with other satellite measurements, such as those used to calculate the balance between how much the ice sheet is gaining by accumulating snow and losing through melting and creating icebergs. Thanks so much for the suggestion, @adamnredw

They conquered Antarctica.... - National Geographic Africa