A satellite image from the Terra spacecraft's MODIS instrument shows the Arctic sea ice cap on May 5th. A radial grid overlays the image, highlighting a network of dark cracks in the ice, reminiscent of the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. The image shows a contrast between the whitish sea ice and dark open water or newly refrozen ice. Each pixel represents approximately one square kilometer.

Astronomy Picture from 20/10/2000

North Pole Below

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap001020.html


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