NASA engineers are developing underwater robot probes aimed at measuring the rapid melting of ice shelves in Antarctica due to climate change. The initiative seeks to provide precise data that will improve predictions of future sea level rise, essential for global climate models.
A prototype developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory was tested in the Arctic from a U.S. Navy lab camp. The submersibles aim to explore hard-to-reach grounding zones where ice and ocean meet, using special software to guide their path.
These cylindrical robots, lacking propulsion, will drift and anchor themselves beneath ice shelves to record year-long data before transmitting it via satellite. This project emphasizes the urgency of understanding how rising ocean temperatures contribute to ice shelf erosion and subsequent sea level rise.
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