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earnstyle [38]
3 years ago
7

When did NASA begin collecting satellite data on Arctic sea ice?

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1 answer:
rjkz [21]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

December 1972

Explanation:

Useful satellite data concerning sea ice began in December 1972 with the Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR) instrument from NASA.

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