{"id":189,"date":"2024-11-12T11:35:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryorad.eu\/?p=189"},"modified":"2025-01-12T11:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T10:55:04","slug":"primary-mission-objectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryorad.eu\/index.php\/2024\/11\/12\/primary-mission-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Mission Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cryorad.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20181125_093938-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica\" class=\"wp-image-191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cryorad.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20181125_093938-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cryorad.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20181125_093938-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cryorad.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20181125_093938-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cryorad.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20181125_093938-1536x747.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cryorad.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20181125_093938-2048x996.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cryorad.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20181125_093938-1568x762.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Aerial view of Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\">The primary science products of CryoRad are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-background-color has-background\">\n<li>the ice sheet and shelf temperature profile of Antarctica and Greenland 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