In April 2005, the A53a iceberg calved off the Larsen Ice Shelf and began drifting north. Nearly three years later, it began to disintegrate.
Published Mar 20, 2008
Shadows from the iceberg fragments allowed scientists to estimate its thickness.
Published Dec 26, 2017
This image could be a scene out of a spooky movie, but the reality is just as morbid.
Published Oct 31, 2018
The mega-iceberg A53a (upper image) measured close to 50 kilometers by 22 kilometers, about seven times the area of Manhattan Island, in mid-January 2008 when astronauts took the photographs for this mosaic. The images were acquired from the International Space Station (ISS), located 780 kilometers to the north of the iceberg at an altitude of 341 kilometers; the perspective distorts the oblong shape of the iceberg, making it look squarer than it actually is.
Published Feb 25, 2008
An iceberg about the size of Delaware has split off from the Larsen C ice shelf.
Published Jul 12, 2017Image of the Day Snow and Ice Remote Sensing Sea and Lake Ice
After an 18-year voyage, a fragment of the largest iceberg ever recorded has drifted into dangerously warm territory.
Published Jun 6, 2018
In early 2015, a new berg broke free from the Getz Ice Shelf.
Published Apr 21, 2015
Acquired September 29, 2012, this natural-color image shows South Georgia Island and nearby icebergs.
Published Oct 6, 2012
Acquired July 21, 2012, this image shows the iceberg that recently calved off Greenland’s Petermann Glacier as it continues to drift down the fjord.
Published Jul 23, 2012
In March 2006, a team of researchers from the United States and Argentina visited an iceberg near the Antarctic Peninsula in order to gain a better understanding of how ice melts and disintegrates when it encounters warmer areas.
Published Mar 9, 2006
Landsat 8 captures a view of the ice separating from the ice shelf.
Published Nov 15, 2013
Vast expanses of a stark-white landscape in Antarctica are interrupted with patches of blue.
Published Dec 10, 2017
The iceberg A22A was photographed when it was about a third of the distance from South America towards Cape Town, South Africa. A22A is one of the largest icebergs to drift as far north as 50 degrees south latitude, bringing it beneath the daylight path of the International Space Station (ISS). A series of parallel lines can be seen in the lower image. These are probably “hummocks,” dunes of snow that have solidified, and they date back to the time when the iceberg was connected to Antarctica. A developing fracture in the ice can be seen in the lower, detailed view.
Published Jun 18, 2007
An unnamed berg of unknown origin drifted in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Published Dec 14, 2014
Low stratus clouds frame a huge iceberg drifting in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Published Jun 4, 2016
Iceberg A-68A has moved a relatively short distance in the year since it calved from the Larsen C Ice Shelf.
Published Jul 13, 2018Image of the Day Water Snow and Ice Remote Sensing Sea and Lake Ice
