Iceberg B-15A: Sample Composite
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A 100 mile long iceberg, named B-15A, cracked in two between October 7th and 9th, 2003. B-15A broke off Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf in 2000. Since its calving in 2000, it has made delivery of fuel and supplies to McMurdo Station difficult.
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Animation depicting iceberg B-15A cracking in two.
Duration: 10.0 seconds
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B-15A on October 7th, 2003. If you look closely, you can see the beginnings of the crack.
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B-15A on October 9th, 2003. In this image, the crack is easily visible, appearing in the center of the image.
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Video slate image reads "Iceberg B-15A: Sample Composite 100 mile long iceberg B-15A cracks in two between October 7-9, 2003. B-15A broke off Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf in 2000 and has made delivery of fuel and supplies to McMurdo Station difficult since its calving."
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| Animation Number: | 2838 |
| Completed: | 2003-10-16 |
| Animator: | Alex Kekesi (GST) (Lead) |
| Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: | Aqua/MODIS (2003/10/07-2003/10/09)
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| | RADARSAT-1/SAR (1997/09/26-1997/11/04) |
| Data Collected: | RADARSAT:1997/09/26-1997/11/04, Aqua/MODIS:2003/10/07-2003/10/09 |
| Series: | Iceberg B-15A |
| Video: | SVS2003-0005 * |
Keywords:
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>> Glacier
SVS
>> Iceberg
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>> McMurdo
GCMD
>> Location
>> Antarctica
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http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/1016iceberg.html |
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Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, MODIS Rapid Response Team. (http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov) |
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