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Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica

This pair of true-color images from NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) show the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The Ross Ice Shelf straddles the 180 degree longitude line. The imagse from November 11 and 12, 2001, show a bit of Victoria Land at image left, including the TransAntarctic Mountains. A rectangular ice berg is anchored near Ross Island. At center and right is the cast Ross Ice Shelf, and at far right is Saunders Coast.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published November 17, 2001
Data acquired November 12 - 12, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Icebergs
Oceans > Sea Ice > Icebergs
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth