MOSAiC Expedition Airplane Runway

Landing on Thick or Thin Ice

This is an image from January 8, 2020 showing the location of the airplane runway (straight yellowish line) next to the Polarstern. What do you notice about the thickness of the ice underneath the runway? Will it support an airplane landing? (Note: 1 meter is equal to ~3.28 feet)

MOSAiC runway ice thickness

 

Credit: Christian Haas