Antarctic Iceberg Spins Out

After being stuck for a second time in nearly four decades, the planet’s current-largest iceberg (A-23A) again floats free.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Map made using data from the Antarctic Iceberg Tracking Database and the U.S. National Ice Center(USNIC). Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published December 20, 2024
Data acquired November 5 - December 16, 2024

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Aqua > MODIS

Map

NOAA-20 > VIIRS

Suomi NPP > VIIRS

Terra > MODIS