USS Skate (SSN-578) made submarine history on 11 August 1958 when it became the first submarine to surface at the North Pole
Us:
It would seem to be the USS Skate on 11 August 1958 when it became the first submarine to surface at the North Pole. What is this picture of?
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the North Pole area on September 2nd 2013, derived from bands 1, 4 and 3 of the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
Them:
Frozen ice. What is my prize?
And basically yours is just a snipe hunt. Mine disproves your hysteria.
Us:
No prize I’m afraid. The correct answer is vast areas of open ocean. Plenty of room for every submarine on the planet.
Them:
Sorry, there is no open water. Check your picture again. So you are reneging? Typical.
Us:
I have checked again, and I still see lots of open water underneath a thin veil of cloud. Perhaps you should arrange a hasty visit to an optician? Luckily microwaves can see through clouds, even if you cannot. Here’s another satellite image of the North Pole area from September 2nd 2013, this time a University of Hamburg visualisation of data from the AMSR2 sensor on board the Japanese SHIZUKU satellite.
AMSR2 image of the North Pole area on September 2nd 2013