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Ice in Motion

While pack ice gets jostled by winds and currents in the open ocean, fast ice usually clings to land masses in shallow areas.


NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Adam Voiland, with information from Josefino Comiso (GSFC), Claire Parkinson (GSFC), and Walt Meier (NSIDC).

Published May 21, 2013
Data acquired May 13, 2013

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response