(UPI) February 11, 2010
The European Space Agency says its CryoSat-2 satellite has been sealed in its rocket in preparation for launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The ESA said the mission -- scheduled for launch Feb. 25 at 8:57 a.m. EST -- will be dedicated to the precise monitoring of the variations in the thickness of both floating ice in the polar oceans and the ice sheets that cover Greenland and Antarctica. "With the effects of a changing climate fast becoming apparent, particularly in the polar regions, this information is urgently needed to further our understanding of the complex interactions between ice and climate," the ESA said.
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