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Larsen B Ice Shelf Collapse

Warm summer temperatures likely caused meltwater to fill crevasses and intensify pressure within the ice sheet.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Larsen B Ice Shelf Collapse.

Image courtesy of the NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR Team.

Published April 11, 2002
Data acquired March 7, 2002