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Weddell Sea, Antarctica

The Ronne Ice Shelf begins at the base of the Antarctic Peninsula (out of scene at left) and stretches out to meet the Weddell Sea, which is filled with seasonal sea ice in these true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images from the Terra satellite. In the bottom center of the image, the outline of Berkner Island can be seen, surrounded on the west by Ronne Ice Shelf and on the east by the Filchner Ice Shelf.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published December 30, 2002
Data acquired December 12 - 12, 2002

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response