Robert Peary during his expedition to the North Pole in 1909 would have appreciated this help from the heavens. For the first time explorers Matvei Shparo and Boris Smolin their trip to the North Pole during the polar night, is being extensively helped by Radarsat imagery. Within two-month period they are supposed to cover 980 km from Arctic Cape (Severnaya Zemlya) to the North Pole. The expedition is supported by the Moscow Government and ScanEx R&D Center. It started on December 22, 2007 and is to be completed by March 10, 2008 i.e. today.
Source: http://www.scanex.com/en/news/News_Preview.asp?id=n237223156
