CryoSat

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CryoSat: Media

European Space Agency satellite

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CryoSat-2

CryoSat-2

The ESA CryoSat-2 satellite, dedicated to monitoring the thickness of marine ice...

ESA–AOES Medialab

CryoSat

CryoSat

The European Space Agency's (ESA's) Earth Explorer CryoSat mission, launched on April...

AOES Medialab/ESA

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