+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server Previous Animation Next Animation Giant Iceberg in McMurdo Sound (WMS) Iceberg B-15A, in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, is as large as Long Island, NY (3,000 square kilometers or 1,200 square miles) and is the largest fragment of a much larger iceberg that broke away from the Ross Ice Shelf in March 2000. Iceberg B-15A has trapped sea ice in McMurdo Sound, and the ice build-up presents significant problems for Antarctic penguins, which must now swim great distances to reach open waters and food. These images were taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites between 2004-11-09 and 2005-01-17.    This animation shows iceberg B-15A drifting in McMurdo Sound. Duration: 7.0 seconds Available formats:   256x256 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   1 MB   1024x1024 PNG           931 KB   160x80       PNG           16 KB   320x320     JPEG         14 KB   80x40         PNG           5 KB   1024x1024 Frames How to play our movies This product is available through our Web Map Service.   Click here to learn more. Animation Number: 3081 Animators: Stuart A. Snodgrass (Lead)   Greg Shirah   Jeff de La Beaujardiere Studio: SVS Completed: 2005-01-02 Scientist: Jacques Descloitres (NASA/GSFC) Instruments: Aqua/MODIS   Terra/MODIS Series: WMS Keywords: DLESE >> Cryology GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Glaciers/Ice Sheets >> Icebergs GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Icebergs GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Sea Ice Motion More Information on this topic available at: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/earthandsun/ice_berg_ram.html Google Earth KML file is available here. DEPC Metadata is available here.     Please give credit for this visualization to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: SVS Contact: Curator: