Mount Vinson, Sentinel Range, roof of the Antarctica

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 October 2020
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 25 February 2021
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI acquired on 04 March 2021 at 22:00 & 23:30 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 07 March 2021
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 09 March 2021
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Mountains range, glacier, ice cap, cryosphere, polar, Antarctica
Fig. 1 - The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf.
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Fig. 2 - SLSTR (23.02.2017) - It likely was once part of the Cape Fold Belt. New they form a 350 km x 48 km chain of mountains in a north to south configuration.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (03.07.2016) - They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier, forming the Sentinel Range to the north.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (22.02.2017) - Vinson Massif in the southern part of the Sentinel range is the highest elevation on the in Antarctica continent.
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Fig. 5 - S2 (22.02.2017) - At its top, Mount Vinson peaks at 4892 metres, slightly higher than the Mont Blanc, the roof of the Alps.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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