Icebergs and sea ice floated along Antarctica’s Mawson Coast in March 2013.
Published Mar 24, 2013
Low-angled sunlight highlights topography and ice textures along Walgreen Coast in West Antarctica on March 14, 2010.
Published Apr 13, 2010
Acquired October 7, 2011, this natural-color image shows an ice menagerie off the coast of East Antarctica.
Published Oct 23, 2011
In some places where ice should cover the sea, open water appears instead.
Published Nov 22, 2011
Starting out as land ice, these icebergs are now trapped in sea ice off the east coast of Greenland.
Published May 13, 2018
Acquired December 13, 2010, this natural-color image shows smooth- and rough-surfaced icebergs casting long shadows along the Antarctic coast.
Published Jan 2, 2011
The land and sea along Antarctica’s Mawson Coast offer a study in ice forms.
Published Dec 31, 2011
Nature can generate some perplexing patterns, such as this isolated, snake-like patch of sea ice.
Published Apr 15, 2018
While pack ice gets jostled by winds and currents in the open ocean, fast ice usually clings to land masses in shallow areas.
Published May 21, 2013
A patch of open water made a rare appearance amid winter sea ice in the Weddell Sea near Antarctica.
Published Sep 1, 2016
Summer is a dynamic time for ice in Arctic waters—melting, drifting, and even forming occasionally.
Published Aug 2, 2015
Changing weather conditions left their mark on sea ice along the Antarctic Peninsula in late 2008 and early 2009. In mid-December 2008, melt water resting on the sea ice colored it sky blue. At the beginning of 2009, however, the sea ice appeared snowy white, and cracks had begun along the ice margin.
Published Jan 9, 2009
