NASA | The Hunt for P.I.G. in October

Operation Icebridge is off to a strong start, completing multiple science missions over Antarctic glaciers and ice sheets. The mission, managed from California, involves a team of scientists and various instruments to study ice dynamics. The data collected shows rapid thinning of ice sheets like the Pine Island Glacier, which is crucial for future predictions. A significant discovery was a massive rift in the glacier, potentially leading to a large iceberg. The mission's main goal is to understand ice changes on a broad scale, with additional insights gained from surveying the rift. Future surveys aim to further explore these changes.

How does the data collected from Icebridge contribute to future predictions about ice changes?

What challenges are associated with studying the West Antarctic ice sheet?