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Operation IceBridge Returns to Antarctica

The MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this clear view of the Antarctic Peninsula, the Larsen Ice Shelf, and the sea ice covered waters around the region in October 2011.


NASA image provided courtesy of Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response team. Caption by Michael Carlowicz and Patrick Lynch.

Published October 15, 2011
Data acquired October 5, 2011

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Aqua > MODIS