The research icebreaker Polarstern captured by the TerraSAR-X radar satellite over the central Arctic
The research icebreaker Polarstern captured by the TerraSAR-X radar satellite over the central Arctic
A section of an image captured by the TerraSAR-X radar satellite over the central Arctic. Open water appears black, and sea ice grey. Various structures in the sea ice are visible due to differences in radar backscatter properties. In the centre of the image, as a small white dot, the Polarstern.
