Byrd's Flight Path

  • Released Monday, November 8, 1999
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The Ohio State University's Library web site notes 'As a navigational aviator, Byrd pioneered in the technology that would be the foundation for modern polar exploration and investigation. As a decorated and much celebrated hero, Byrd drew popular attention to areas of the world that became focal points of scientific investigation in numerous disciplines.' More information about Admiral Richard E. Byrd can be found at (http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/arvweb/polar/byrd/byrd.htm). The next animation, #1001, shows Byrd's plane as it follows the flight path presented in this animation.

An animation of Byrds flight path overlaid on RADARSAT data of Antarctica

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See http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/antarctica/index.html

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Monday, November 8, 1999.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:58 PM EDT.

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  • [RADARSAT-1: SAR]

    ID: 87
    Sensor: SAR Dates used: 1997/09/26-1997/11/04

    Credit: Additional credit goes to Canadian Space Agency, RADARSAT International Inc.

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