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Icebergs off the Antarctic Coast

Acquired March 11, 2010, this true-color image shows Iceberg B-09B and an iceberg recently broken off the Mertz Glacier, as well as newly forming sea ice. Open ocean predominates on the leeward side of icebergs.


NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michon Scott based on image interpretation by Ted Scambos, National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Published March 11, 2010
Data acquired March 11, 2010

Source:
Aqua > MODIS