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Giant Iceberg in McMurdo Sound (WMS)
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003000/a003081/index.html
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Iceberg B-15A, in Antarcticas McMurdo Sound, is as large as Long Island, NY (3,000 square kilometers or 1,200 square miles) and is the largest fragment of a much larger iceberg that broke away from the Ross Ice Shelf in March 2000. Iceberg B-15A has trapped sea ice in McMurdo Sound, and the ice build-up presents significant problems for Antarctic penguins, which must now swim great distances to reach open waters and food. These images were taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASAs Aqua and Terra satellites between 2004-11-09 and 2005-01-17.
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  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Visualization - scientific
Subject:
  • Cryology
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DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-SVS-003081
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This resource has a thumbnail image at 'This animation shows iceberg B-15A drifting in McMurdo Sound.'
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003000/a003081/icebergB15a.0010_thm.png
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Stuart A. Snodgrass
NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Author: Greg Shirah
NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Author: Jeff DeLaBeaujardiere
NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Principal Investigator: Jacques Descloitres
NASA/GSFC