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ICESat-2 Por Los Números (en Español)

Released on September 10, 2018

ICESat-2 es un láser espacial de gran precisión que integra la tecnología más puntera de la NASA. Para poder medir la altura del hielo del planeta, los ingenieros deben llevar el instrumento ATLAS de ICESat-2 al extremo: a veces yendo a lo grande, otras a lo pequeño, pero siempre manteniéndolo preciso.

ICESat-2 is an incredibly precise space laser that features the latest in NASA technology. To measure ice heights, engineers have to take ICESat-2’s instrument ATLAS to the extreme – sometimes going big, sometimes going small, but always keeping it precise.

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Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Lead Producer
Kate Ramsayer (Telophase): Lead Writer
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Writer
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Lead Animator
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (USRA): Animator
Thorsten Markus (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Thomas A. Neumann Ph.D. (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Lead Editor
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Lead Narrator
Jefferson Beck (USRA): Lead Videographer
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Visualizer
John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Videographer
Chris Meaney (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Animator
Pablo Ramirez (Intern): Narrator (Spanish)
Pablo Ramirez (Intern): Producer
Matthew R. Radcliff (USRA): Producer

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center