Larsen Ice Shelf Collapse (WMS)
The Larsen ice shelf at the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula experienced a dramatic collapse between January 31 and March 7, 2002. First, melt ponds appeared on the ice shelf during these summer months (seen in blue on the shelf), then a minor collapse of about 800 square kilometers occurred. Finally, a 2600 square kilometer collapse took place, leaving thousands of sliver icebergs and berg fragments where the shelf formerly lay. Brownish streaks within the floating chunks mark areas where rocks and morainal debris are exposed from the former underside and interior of the shelf. These images were acquired by the MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite.
The Larsen ice shelf collapse in 2002 as seen by MODIS
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The Larsen ice shelf as seen by MODIS on January 31, 2002
The Larsen ice shelf as seen by MODIS on February 17, 2002
The Larsen ice shelf as seen by MODIS on February 23, 2002
The Larsen ice shelf as seen by MODIS on March 5, 2002
The Larsen ice shelf as seen by MODIS on March 7, 2002
Credits
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Stuart A. Snodgrass (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
- Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Terry Haran (University of Colorado)
Release date
This page was originally published on Friday, March 4, 2005.
This page was last updated on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 10:00 PM EST.
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[Terra: MODIS]
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