Terrain Mapping 101 :)

Yours truly loves maps, especially ones showing a different view of the world using tech in innovative ways as seen by this gem above, imaged by defense agency satellites at resolutions thought to be impossible until now.

The team used 187,585 images collected over six years to create the map.

“Until now, we’ve had a better map of Mars than we’ve had of Antarctica,” said Dr. Howat.

The pictures are so detailed they had to use one of the most powerful supercomputers on Earth to ingest the data. Having access to this amount of information will allow researchers to better monitor the effects of climate change on the ice.

Click Reference Elevation Map of Antarctica to get cartographic details about the map and the continent it's based on. Stellar to a fault IMHO. :)