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Iceberg B-15A: Sample Composite
A 100 mile long iceberg, named B-15A, cracked in two between October 7th and 9th, 2003. B-15A broke off Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf in 2000. Since its calving in 2000, it has made delivery of fuel and supplies to McMurdo Station difficult.

Animation depicting iceberg B-15A cracking in two.    Animation depicting iceberg B-15A cracking in two.
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B-15A on October 7th, 2003. If you look closely, you can see the beginnings of the crack.    B-15A on October 7th, 2003. If you look closely, you can see the beginnings of the crack.

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B-15A on October 9th, 2003. In this image, the crack is easily visible, appearing in the center of the image.    B-15A on October 9th, 2003. In this image, the crack is easily visible, appearing in the center of the image.

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Animation Number:2838
Animator:Alex Kekesi (Lead)
Studio:SVS
Completed:2003-10-16
Instruments:Aqua/MODIS
 RADARSAT-1/SAR
Data Collected:RADARSAT:1997/09/26-1997/11/04, Aqua/MODIS:2003/10/07-2003/10/09
Series:Iceberg B-15A
Video:SVS2003-0005 *
Keywords:
SVS >> Glacier
SVS >> Iceberg
SVS >> McMurdo
GCMD >> Location >> Antarctica
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http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/1016iceberg.html
 
 
Please give credit for this visualization to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, MODIS Rapid Response Team. (http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov)


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